Long Buckby
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Long Buckby is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire England. It is a part of the Daventry district. In the local elections of 2006 the Conservatives retained the seat but with a lesser majority than previous elections.
It is situated midway between Northampton and Rugby. The 2001 census recorded a population of exactly 4,000 in the parish. The village once had a thriving shoemaking industry, but is now mainly a residential village. One of the buildings that was a factory has recently been regenerated into a set of flats.
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.
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[edit] Services
The village has plenty of businesses. Below is a list of the retail businesses that {as of 2006)operate in the village:
- Anchor Cottage - A canalside shop specialising in crafts and collectibles.
- Bailey's Hardware - Hardware and D.I.Y. materials, plus fishing tackle, televisions and garden requisites
- Buckby Newsagents - Newsagents, greetings cards, stationery and confectionery
- Co-op Supermarket - General Supermarket including beers, wines and spirits and newsagents.
- Costcutter - Supermarket including wines, beers and spirits and newsagents
- Long Buckby Country Market - The Country Market is a workers' co-operative which sells cakes, preserves, eggs, craftwork, plants and garden produce - Market held at Long Buckby Community Centre
- Long Buckby Pharmacy - Prescriptions, medicines, gifts and photo processing
- Peephole Crafts and Gallery - Craft items, gifts, greetings cards and original paintings.
- Post Office - General post office services, greetings cards and photocopying.
- Roger's Quality Family Butchers - Butchers Shop and Farmhouse Products
- Station Garage - Sales of Fuel, Motor Vehicles and Accessories. Sales of Garden Machinery and Accessories. Service of Motor Vehicles and Garden Machinery.
- Sunny Meadow Farm Shop - Sunny Meadow Farm is a smallholding which sells its produce direct to the public. This includes, free range eggs, seasonal fruit and vegetables, a small selection of plants and hay, logs and mulch when available
[edit] Transport
Long Buckby railway station is served by Central Trains. 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 "portakabin-style" temporary shelter to a more permanent facility. It remains to be seen of any progress being made of the possible expansion.
[edit] Schools
Long Buckby has two schools within the village that will lead the children onto secondary school. The first school that children would go to is Long Buckby Infants School. This school will take children on from Reception classes, through Year 1 and Year 2. The next school that children would attend is Long Buckby Junior School this school will take students through Year 3 to Year 6 at the end of which students would take their Key Stage 2 tests. Long Buckby is a situated in the Guilsborough Secondary School catchment area which has to be applied for students to attend. Guilsborough School will take students on through Key Stage 3 which is Years 7-9, then onto Key Stage 4 Years 10-11. Guilsborough School also offers a Sixth Form centre which will let students take AS and A2 courses.
[edit] Sport
Long Buckby AFC currently plays at Station Road stadium. They are members of the United Counties Football League Premier Division. The club's highest rise to glory was reaching the 2nd Round of the FA Vase in 1985-86.
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.
