Old Stratford
Old Stratford is a village civil parish in the West Northamptonshire district, in the south of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,935. The 'Stratford' part of the village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means 'ford on a Roman road'. The Roman road in this sense is the Watling Street that runs through the middle of the village.
Location
The village lies immediately north of where the Watling Street crossed the River Great Ouse; just south of this crossing point is the town of Stony Stratford in Milton Keynes.. The Ouse forms the boundary of the civil parish with that of Stony Stratford and also that between Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire. The village is located adjacent to the junction of the A5, the A422 and the A508.History
Old Stratford historically straddled the three parishes of Passenham, Furtho and Cosgrove. A new civil parish of Old Stratford was formed on 1 April 1951 from parts of each of those three parishes. The small village of Passenham, which lies a short distance upriver from Old Stratford, formed part of the new parish.The Stony Stratford Hoard may have been found in Passenham.
The Buckingham Arm of the Grand Union Canal passed through the village but has been disused since 1964. There remains a "Wharf Lane" and signs of the path of the old canal through the village towards Buckingham.
Facilities
The village has a few local facilities, and relies on Stony Stratford and Milton Keynes for a broader range of shops as well as for its medical, financial and other professional needs.There is a primary school part of West Northamptonshire Council local education authority. The nearest secondary school is in Deanshanger.
Administration
The village has a parish council.The parish is governed in turn by West [Northamptonshire Council].