Upper Boddington

Upper Boddington
Upper Boddington Location within Northamptonshire
Civil parish	Boddington
Unitary authority	West Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DAVENTRY
Postcode district	NN11
Dialling code	01327
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°10′41″N 1°17′53″W / 52.178°N 1.298°W / 52.178; -1.298Coordinates: 52°10′41″N 1°17′53″W / 52.178°N 1.298°W / 52.178; -1.298

Upper Boddington is a village situated in West Northamptonshire, England. It is in the parish of Boddington along with the smaller village of Lower Boddington.

St. John the Baptist.

The village is located approximately 10 miles from Daventry, 12 miles from Banbury and 16 miles from Leamington Spa. Its far enough away from urban areas to maintain a rural village character, but close enough so that commuters have easy access to the M1 and M40 motorways [1].

The village's name means 'hill of Bota'.^[1]

The village has a number of community facilities and businesses that serve the local area: the Church of England Primary School, post office, the Plough Inn pub, a newly constructed village hall situated next to the playing fields, and Upper Boddington church. Upper Boddington is also home to successful motor racing team, Team GCR which in 2009 fielded a car in the FIA European GT4 Championship.

Local activities range from darts and skittles leagues at the Plough Inn, badminton matches and yoga classes at the village hall, a six-a-side football team playing in Napton and a classic car get-together every first Sunday of the month at the Village Garage. There is also a brand new cycle park in the village park.

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