Long Buckby
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| Long Buckby shown within Northamptonshire | |
| Area | 16.46 km2 (6.36 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,913 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 238/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SP628673 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Long Buckby is a populous village and civil parish in the Daventry District of Northamptonshire, England, in the United Kingdom, midway between Northampton and Rugby. In the 2011 UK census the parish of Long Buckby, which includes the hamlet of Long Buckby Wharf, had a population of 3,913. It is in the Daventry district. The west of the parish has the Grand Union Canal, A5 and adjoining M1 motorway, all passing through the Watford Gap–Watford, Northamptonshire being the next village to the north. The centre near a castle has a railway station and is on the Northampton Loop corollary of the West Coast Main Line. The village is the origin of the English surname Bugbee.
Long Buckby has a history going back approximately 1,200 years to the Vikings when all of northern, central and eastern England came under the Danelaw. 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' (pronounced 'becker' in old Norse) 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, a public library, a veterinary surgery, a boarding cattery, a post office, a community centre and Long Buckby Mill Park Nature Reserve. There are two (previously three) pubs in the village. Local shops include two grocery stores, a butchers, several hairdressers, a newsagent, card and gift shop, chemist and a wide range of restaurants and take-aways.
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