Middleton Cheney is a large village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England.

The A422 road between Banbury and Brackley used to pass through Middleton Cheney, but now bypasses it to the south.

[2] Traces of Neolithic, Bronze Age and Roman settlements have been found in the parish.

It was in the southeast corner of the parish, 1+3⁄4 miles (2.8 km) from the village, on the main road to Brackley.

[7] During the restoration notable stained-glass windows were added that were designed by the Pre-Raphaelite artists William Morris, Philip Webb, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and Simeon Solomon and made by Morris & Co.

There are also mosaics made by James Powell and Sons, one of which was designed by Henry Holiday.

[7] During the restoration notable stained-glass windows were added that were designed by the Pre-Raphaelite artists William Morris, Philip Webb, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and Simeon Solomon and made by Morris & Co.

[11][12][13] The Horton family mausoleum is not listed, but is a Gothic Revival nomument designed by William Wilkinson and made by Thomas Earp in 1866–67.

[4] All Saints is a member of the Chenderit Benefice, which includes the parishes of Chacombe, Greatworth, Marston St. Lawrence, Thenford and Warkworth.

[18] Middleton Cheney has a set of parish meeting rooms, public library, sub-post office, veterinary surgery, pharmacy, supermarket and cookery school.

He joined the Royal Navy in 1902 and spent the First World War as a gunnery instructor at HMS Excellent.

In the Second World War, Holland commanded the 7th Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Cape Spartivento in November 1940.

In May 1941 he commanded the Battlecruiser Squadron when it engaged the German battleship Bismarck in the Battle of Denmark Strait.

The magazine of Holland's flagship HMS Hood exploded, breaking her in two and sinking her.