Crown Northampton
Crown Northampton is the flagship of a Woodford family business that began in 1908 as Earnest Woodford & Son. Five generations on, it is run by Managing Director Chris Woodford, Earnest's great-great-grandson, who says he trained for about 25 years and built links with shops in Japan that helped shape the brand's design. The Crown name had to be cleared with Buckingham Palace, and its branding borrows from the coat of arms and rose of Northampton and Northamptonshire. Every pair is handmade to order in the company's Northampton factory, with nothing outsourced overseas, so each one takes several weeks.
What sets them apart
- Made to orderHandmade once ordered, with a lead time of several weeks
- Made in BritainNorthamptonHow we know
The boots
Shown here is the Woodford Desert Boot, which Crown lists as handmade in Northampton.
£300–£449
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Where they're made
Northampton
Made in Britain at Crown's factory in Northampton, Northamptonshire. Crown says all of its footwear is made there, to order, with nothing outsourced overseas.
Made in Britain — how we know
Crown's Our Story page says all its footwear is handmade to order in its Northampton factory, with nothing outsourced overseas. Its other pages back this up, including the product page for a style shown here, which says it is handmade in Northampton. We checked these pages in October 2026.
- Maker’s about page
Checked 10 October 2026Our Story — Crown Northampton ↗ - Maker’s about page
Checked 10 October 2026Crown Northampton home ↗ - Maker’s product page
Checked 10 October 2026Woodford Desert Boot — Crown Northampton ↗
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