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] 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, 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 2 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.
[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 achievement 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.
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