Croughton

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname.

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Little Stanney and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4172).

A village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5433).

Examples

An American woman charged with causing the death of Harry Dunn on a road near RAF Croughton had a background in the CIA, Sky News has confirmed. Source: Internet

Anne Sacoolas, 43, the wife of a US intelligence official based at RAF Croughton, claimed diplomatic immunity following the crash and was able to return to her home country. Source: Internet

Harry Dunn was killed when he was hit by a car driven by a woman whose husband was an intelligence officer at RAF Croughton, a military base in central England used by U.S. forces. Source: Internet

The Foreign Office says the waiver of immunity only applied to staff at RAF Croughton, not family members, arguing this means Sacoolas was entitled to exemption from criminal prosecution. Source: Internet

RAF Croughton became the focus of an international controversy after Dunn was killed nearby in a head-on collision with a car on 27 August last year. Source: Internet

The collision happened outside RAF Croughton, the US spy base where her husband, Jonathan, worked. Source: Internet

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