Old Stratford

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Old Stratford
Old Stratford shown within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	SP779411
District	South Northamptonshire
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district	MK19
Dialling code	01908
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°03′47″N 0°51′54″W / 52.063, -0.865

Old Stratford is a village in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire.

It is immediately north of where the Roman road Watling Street (later, but no longer, the A5) crossed the River Great Ouse; immediately south of this crossing point is the town of Stony Stratford in Milton Keynes. Originally on the junction of the A5, the A422 and the A508, these roads now bypass the village on its northern edge. At an earlier time, the Buckingham Arm of the Grand Union Canal passed through the village: long disused, the only evident reminder of that time is that the village has a "Wharf Lane". The village has few local facilities (a pub, a motor dealer and a corner shop), relying on Stony Stratford for a broader range of shops as well as for its medical, financial and other professional needs.

It is administered by South Northamptonshire District Council, based in Towcester. Its nearest secondary schools is in Deanshanger.