- published: 10 Mar 2013
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Coordinates: 52°12′38″N 1°00′38″W / 52.21055°N 1.010613°W / 52.21055; -1.010613
Bugbrooke is a large village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, on a ridge overlooking the valley of the River Nene.
It is about 7 miles (11.3 km) south west of Northampton. The M1, one of the busiest motorways in the United Kingdom is about 2 miles (3.2 km) by the shortest route to junction 16.
The 2001 census shows a population of 2,773 people, 1,376 males and 1,397 female in 1,029 households. The 2010 population estimate is 2,924 and the district council has classified it as able to expand further.
Following boundary changes, Bugbrooke remains part of the Parliamentary Constituency of Daventry. It is considered a "safe" Conservative seat. At the May 2010 General Election, the Daventry seat was retained by the Conservative candidate, Mr. Christopher Heaton Harris.
Bugbrooke is in South Northamptonshire Council's two-member "Heyfords and Bugbrooke" ward, covering the village as well as neighbouring Nether Heyford and Upper Heyford.