Long Buckby
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Long Buckby is a village
and civil parish in Northamptonshire
, England, midway between Northampton
and Rugby
. In the 2001 census
the parish of Long Buckby (which includes the hamlet of Long Buckby Wharf) had a population of exactly 4,000.
It is a part of the Daventry district
. In the local elections
of 2007 the Conservatives
retained the seat but with a lesser majority than previous elections.
. The mound remaining of a castle built by Sahir de Quincy in the 12th century remains. The village name is of Nordic origin, with 'by' meaning settlement or village while 'Buck' is derived from 'Bec' for stream/brook. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book
as Buchebei, its affix possibly coming at a later date in reference to the length of the village.
The village once had a thriving shoemaking
industry but is now mainly a residential village. The village offers a wide range of amenities and services to its residents, including a doctor's surgery, two dentists, four churches, two schools, public library, a veterinary surgery, a boarding cattery, post office, a community centre and Long Buckby Mill Park Nature Reserve. There are three pubs in the village. Local shops include two grocery stores, a butcher, several hairdressers, a newsagent, card and gift shop, chemist, a hardware store, and a wide range of restaurants and take-aways.
The comedian Stanley Unwin
moved to Long Buckby in 1940 when he got a job with the British Broadcasting Corporation at the nearby Borough Hill
transmitting station. He stayed as a resident until his death in 2002.
Long Buckby station
had a brief moment of fame in 1997 when, as the nearest stop to Althorp
, it was the final stop on the journey by the Prince of Wales
and his two sons during the funeral of the Princess of Wales
, and was seen on television screens across the world as they got off the train. Prince Charles and his sons took a different route to Althorp using Brington Road as the rest of the Royal Family and guests drove through the village of Long Buckby leaving the village via East Street to follow the main road to Northampton which Althorp lies on.
In 2007, one of the village shops celebrated its 150th year of operation since it first opened on the High Street in 1858.
Until the mid 1960s Long Buckby boasted its own goods marshalling yard which played a very significant role in the once thriving village economy, providing for the import of fuel and consumables for local business and residents as well as delivering the mail and packages to the village post office, and newspapers to the village newsagents. Local agricultural produce and to a lesser extent livestock were exported from the facility.
is served by London Midland
. It lies on a loop
of the West Coast Main Line
running between Birmingham New Street
and London Euston. Plans were made to expand the station facilities from a portable cabin temporary shelter to a more permanent facility.
Regular local bus services connect Long Buckby to the nearby towns of Northampton, Rugby and Daventry.
tests
.
The village is within the catchment area of Guilsborough Secondary School which takes local pupils on to Key Stage 3
, (Year 7 to Year 9), followed by Key Stage 4
for Years 10 and 11. Guilsborough School also offers a Sixth Form
centre for students wishing to take AS and A2 courses.
currently plays at Station Road. They are members of the United Counties League
Premier Division. The club's highest achievement was reaching the 2nd Round of the FA Vase
in 1985-86. The club's most successful players include Gary Mills, Darren Harman and Alex McKenzie. The Football Club, although situated on the same site as the Rugby Football Club, has its own facilities including clubhouse, changing rooms and a second pitch which the Reserves and Sunday League sides use.
Long Buckby Rugby Football Club was founded in 1875. The club fields three senior sides, a colts team and other junior teams which. All are given coaching by qualified rugby coaches. Club training nights are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Youth rugby is on Sundays. The club has a licensed clubhouse which is open on a daily basis, new playing or social club members are always welcome. The clubhouse is situated above the changing rooms. The Rugby's home strip is a green coloured shirt. The club badge is of a castle with an archway with a cross above it.
Long Buckby Tennis Tournament can trace its history back to 1907, making it one of the longest running tennis tournaments in the country. It is played annually in mid-July on the sportsground, where a dozen or more grass courts are marked out and netting erected on the cricket outfield. Around two hundred and fifty people of all ages and standards take part over two days. It is an American style doubles tournament with each couple playing all the others in their section. Profits from the Tournament are donated to the Sportsground and to the other sports organisations which use the ground. 2007 was the Centenary year of the Tournament.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, England, midway between Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
and Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
. In the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
the parish of Long Buckby (which includes the hamlet of Long Buckby Wharf) had a population of exactly 4,000.
It is a part of the Daventry district
Daventry (district)
The Daventry district is the largest local government district of western Northamptonshire, England. The district is named after the town of Daventry which is the administrative headquarters and largest town...
. In the local elections
United Kingdom local elections, 2007
The 2007 UK local government elections were held on 3 May 2007. These elections took place in most of England and all of Scotland. There were no local government elections in Wales though the Welsh Assembly had a general election on the same day. There were no local government elections in Northern...
of 2007 the Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
retained the seat but with a lesser majority than previous elections.
History
Long Buckby has a history going back approximately 1,200 years to the Vikings when all of northern, central and eastern England came under DanelawDanelaw
The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , is a historical name given to the part of England in which the laws of the "Danes" held sway and dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons. It is contrasted with "West Saxon law" and "Mercian law". The term has been extended by modern historians to...
. The mound remaining of a castle built by Sahir de Quincy in the 12th century remains. The village name is of Nordic origin, with 'by' meaning settlement or village while 'Buck' is derived from 'Bec' for stream/brook. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Buchebei, its affix possibly coming at a later date in reference to the length of the village.
The village once had a thriving shoemaking
Shoemaking
Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand. Traditional handicraft shoemaking has now been largely superseded in volume of shoes produced by industrial mass production of footwear, but not necessarily in quality, attention to detail, or...
industry but is now mainly a residential village. The village offers a wide range of amenities and services to its residents, including a doctor's surgery, two dentists, four churches, two schools, public library, a veterinary surgery, a boarding cattery, post office, a community centre and Long Buckby Mill Park Nature Reserve. There are three pubs in the village. Local shops include two grocery stores, a butcher, several hairdressers, a newsagent, card and gift shop, chemist, a hardware store, and a wide range of restaurants and take-aways.
The comedian Stanley Unwin
Stanley Unwin (comedian)
Stanley Unwin , sometimes billed as Professor Stanley Unwin, was a British comedian and comic writer, and the inventor of his own language, "Unwinese", referred to in the film Carry On Regardless as "gobbledegook".Unwinese was a mangled form of English in which many of the...
moved to Long Buckby in 1940 when he got a job with the British Broadcasting Corporation at the nearby Borough Hill
Borough Hill
Borough Hill is a hill to the east of the town of Daventry in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is over above sea level and dominates the surrounding area.-Archaeology:...
transmitting station. He stayed as a resident until his death in 2002.
Long Buckby station
Long Buckby railway station
Long Buckby railway station is a small railway station that serves the village of Long Buckby in Northamptonshire, England. The station is 15 km north west of Northampton....
had a brief moment of fame in 1997 when, as the nearest stop to Althorp
Althorp
Althorp is a country estate of about and a stately home in Northamptonshire, England. It is about north-west of the county town of Northampton. The late Diana, Princess of Wales is buried in the estate.-History:...
, it was the final stop on the journey by the Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
and his two sons during the funeral of the Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
, and was seen on television screens across the world as they got off the train. Prince Charles and his sons took a different route to Althorp using Brington Road as the rest of the Royal Family and guests drove through the village of Long Buckby leaving the village via East Street to follow the main road to Northampton which Althorp lies on.
In 2007, one of the village shops celebrated its 150th year of operation since it first opened on the High Street in 1858.
Until the mid 1960s Long Buckby boasted its own goods marshalling yard which played a very significant role in the once thriving village economy, providing for the import of fuel and consumables for local business and residents as well as delivering the mail and packages to the village post office, and newspapers to the village newsagents. Local agricultural produce and to a lesser extent livestock were exported from the facility.
Transport
Long Buckby railway stationLong Buckby railway station
Long Buckby railway station is a small railway station that serves the village of Long Buckby in Northamptonshire, England. The station is 15 km north west of Northampton....
is served by London Midland
London Midland
London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd, it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands franchise since 11 November 2007....
. It lies on a loop
Northampton loop
The Northampton loop is a railway line serving the town of Northampton. It is a branch of the West Coast Main Line, deviating from the faster direct main line which runs to the west....
of the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
running between Birmingham New Street
Birmingham New Street Station
Birmingham New Street is the main railway station serving Birmingham, England, located in the city centre. It is an important hub for the British railway system, being served by a number of important long-distance and cross-country lines, including the Birmingham loop of the West Coast Main Line,...
and London Euston. Plans were made to expand the station facilities from a portable cabin temporary shelter to a more permanent facility.
Regular local bus services connect Long Buckby to the nearby towns of Northampton, Rugby and Daventry.
Schools
Long Buckby has two schools, Long Buckby Infants School for reception, Year 1 and Year 2, and Long Buckby Junior School which takes pupils from Year 3 to Year 6, leading up to the Key Stage 2Key Stage 2
Key Stage 2 is the legal term for the four years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6, when pupils are aged between 7 and 11. The term is applied differently in Northern Ireland where it refers to pupils in Year 5, Year 6 and...
tests
National Curriculum assessment
National Curriculum assessments are a series of educational assessments, colloquially known as Sats or SATs, used to assess the attainment of children attending maintained schools in England...
.
The village is within the catchment area of Guilsborough Secondary School which takes local pupils on to Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14...
, (Year 7 to Year 9), followed by Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4 is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other exams, in maintained schools in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland—normally known as Year 10 and Year 11 in England and Wales, and Year 11 and Year 12 in Northern Ireland, when pupils are...
for Years 10 and 11. Guilsborough School also offers a Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
centre for students wishing to take AS and A2 courses.
Sport
Long Buckby A.F.C.Long Buckby A.F.C.
Long Buckby A.F.C. is a football club based in Long Buckby, near Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. The club plays its home fixtures at Long Buckby Sportsfield.-History:...
currently plays at Station Road. They are members of the United Counties League
United Counties Football League
The United Counties Football League is an English football league covering Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, as well as parts of Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. It has a total of four divisions, two for first teams and two for reserve teams...
Premier Division. The club's highest achievement was reaching the 2nd Round of the FA Vase
FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System...
in 1985-86. The club's most successful players include Gary Mills, Darren Harman and Alex McKenzie. The Football Club, although situated on the same site as the Rugby Football Club, has its own facilities including clubhouse, changing rooms and a second pitch which the Reserves and Sunday League sides use.
Long Buckby Rugby Football Club was founded in 1875. The club fields three senior sides, a colts team and other junior teams which. All are given coaching by qualified rugby coaches. Club training nights are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Youth rugby is on Sundays. The club has a licensed clubhouse which is open on a daily basis, new playing or social club members are always welcome. The clubhouse is situated above the changing rooms. The Rugby's home strip is a green coloured shirt. The club badge is of a castle with an archway with a cross above it.
Long Buckby Tennis Tournament can trace its history back to 1907, making it one of the longest running tennis tournaments in the country. It is played annually in mid-July on the sportsground, where a dozen or more grass courts are marked out and netting erected on the cricket outfield. Around two hundred and fifty people of all ages and standards take part over two days. It is an American style doubles tournament with each couple playing all the others in their section. Profits from the Tournament are donated to the Sportsground and to the other sports organisations which use the ground. 2007 was the Centenary year of the Tournament.
Economy
Maclaren Europe, the pushchair manufacturer, is based in the village.Notable residents
- British comedian and inventor of Unwinese Stanley UnwinStanley Unwin (comedian)Stanley Unwin , sometimes billed as Professor Stanley Unwin, was a British comedian and comic writer, and the inventor of his own language, "Unwinese", referred to in the film Carry On Regardless as "gobbledegook".Unwinese was a mangled form of English in which many of the...
lived in the village for many years and is buried in the local churchyard.