Boddington is a civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Banbury off the A361 road.

Ideas concerning the origin of the name vary greatly; the Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names says that it is derived from "The hill of a man called Bota".

[4] The two villages of Upper and Lower Boddington may have been separate in their early history, but were officially merged into a single parish by an Act of Parliament in 1758.

The school remains in use today, with recent extension work providing it with modern sports and information technology facilities.

The church, the Methodist Chapel, Post Office, the Plough Inn, a new village hall and a primary school described as "good, with outstanding features.

[10] Boddington Reservoir is used for local and competition fishing[11] and is also the base of Banbury Sailing Club.

[12] Local activities range from darts and skittles leagues at the Plough Inn, badminton matches and annual quizzes at the Village Hall, a 6-a-side football team playing in Napton and a classic car get-together every first Sunday of the month at the Village Garage.