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Great Tower and St.Mary's church |
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Buckden
Buckden shown within Cambridgeshire |
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| Population | 3,000 |
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| OS grid reference | TL193661 |
| District | Huntingdonshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire | |
Buckden (originally Bugden) in Cambridgeshire (historically in Huntingdonshire), England is a village near Godmanchester, around 6 miles (10 km) south of Huntingdon and 50 miles (80 km) north of London.
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The population is around 3000. The village was bypassed in 1962. There is a roundabout on the A1, with the B661 (Perry Road for nearby Grafham Water). To the east are The Offords on the B1043. Two miles to the north is the A14 and along the B1514 is RAF Brampton to the north-east. A widening and diversion of the A14, known as CHUMMS may see the A14 placed only a mile from the village.
Formerly on the Great North Road (A1) out of London, Buckden is the location of Buckden Towers (or Buckden Palace), one of the many former residences of the Bishop of Lincoln.
The village has a C of E Primary School and a Day Nursery. There is a library and three village pubs — The George, The Vine and the The Lion Hotel — all located on High Street. The church is dedicated to St Mary. There is Waterside Leisure Club to the east and a village club. There are regular buses on route 65/66 to St Neots, Huntingdon and Tesco (Huntingdon store).