Loughton / ˈ l aʊ t ən / is an ancient village, modern district in the civil parish of Loughton and Great Holm in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The village spreads between Watling Street and the modern A5 road, to the west of, and about 1 mile from, the city centre. 1 Historic Loughton 2 Modern Loughton district