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NN6 7GQ - Long Buckby

Long Buckby is a large village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. In the 2021 census the parish of Long Buckby, which includes the hamlet of Long Buckby Wharf, was recorded as having a population of 4,511.

Long Buckby is a hill top village, located around 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-east of the town of Daventry, and roughly midway between Northampton and Rugby, with each being around 9 miles (14 km) to the south-east and north-west respectively. The west of the parish has the A5 road, Grand Union Canal, West Coast Main Line railway and M1 motorway all passing through the Watford Gap, with Watford, Northamptonshire being the next village to the north.

Just south of the village is Long Buckby railway station on the Northampton Loop corollary of the West Coast Main Line." [1]

Situated in local authority Long Buckby, Long Buckby is classed as mainly rural (rural including hub towns >=80%) . Nearest towns are Daventry (5 miles away), Rugby (9 miles away), Northampton (10 miles away), with the capital city, London being 70 miles away.

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is a county in the picturesque Midlands region that offers the quintessentially English combination of small charming villages, timbered cottages and country gardens, as well as winding country lanes breaking up endless fields and meadows. It seems to offer historic sites at every corner, from ancient Saxon churches to stately homes and sprawling country estates. Then again it has always attracted historic events.

The village of Naseby was the site of the Battle of Naseby in 1645 where Fairfax's army won and effectively ended the English Civil War and a monument stands there to this day. William the Conqueror built his royal Rockingham Castle in Northampton, which Henry VIII later gave to Edward Watson, ancestor of the current owner. The castle is essential viewing, mostly Tudor in design with Norman walls and works of art from every century. In addition, the stately homes of Lamport Hall, Canons Ashby House, Coton Manor, Southwick Hall and Althorp (home to the Earl of Spencer) are also found in Northamptonshire.

For those looking for outdoors pursuits, Northamptonshire is still an agricultural landscape and beautiful ancient woodlands such as Rockigham Forest have been the site of hunting by Kings of England for hundreds of years. Similarly there are miles and miles of canals and river ways and large picturesque reservoirs to enjoy sailing, canoeing, swimming and windsurfing.

In addition, Northamptonshire has hundreds of miles of cycle ways, bridal paths and walking trails passing through breathtaking countryside and numerous villages centered around ancient churches. Not for nothing is it known as the County of Squires and Spires. If you fancy seeing these spires without the walking, one delight of Northumberlandshire is the Nene Valley Railway, the UK's best Steam Railway, which takes a 15 mile round trip through the gorgeous Nene Park. Add in the fascinating county town of Northampton and you have a midlands county that is well worth a weekend away.

Where is it?

Location
Long Buckby

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Ward
Long Buckby

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Local Authority
Daventry

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Council

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Constituency

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County
Northamptonshire

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Region
East Midlands

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Country
England

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Classification
Mainly Rural (rural including hub towns >=80%)

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Area Type
Non-metropolitan District

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ONS GSS ID
E00137403

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LSOADZ_NAME
Daventry 009B

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Government ID
Daventry 009

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Coordinates
52.299, -1.086

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Phone Code
(01327) xxxxxx

Nearby Towns

Daventry	5.4 mi
Rugby	8.8 mi
Northampton	9.6 mi
Lutterworth	11.7 mi
Coventry	19.1 mi
Leicester	22.9 mi
Birmingham	36.3 mi
London	70.4 mi
Cardiff	106.4 mi
Edinburgh	265 mi