Dutch elm disease in the 1970s, but its demise was in the early 1900s. RAF Croughton RAF Croughton is partly in the parish, about southeast of the village. It was a Royal Air Force training base and emergency landing field from 1939 until 1950, when it was transferred to the United States Air Force for use as a communications centre. Amenities Croughton All Saints Primary School is in the High Street of the village. The village has a pub, the Blackbird. Notable people Robert Freind (1667–1751) Citations General bibliography External links Croughton Parish Council Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School Civil parishes in Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire District Villages in Northamptonshire