Village Information
Location
The village is in Northamptonshire midway between Northampton and Rugby and only two miles from Watford Gap. It is a large parish of about 5,000 people which includes two smaller settlements of Murcott and Buckby Wharf. The Wharf is on the Grand Union Canal near the Leicester Arm junction. The village has a railway station with lines to London and Birmingham.
Facilities
Long Buckby has a good range of shops including two small supermarkets, a chemists, a newsagents which includes the post office, a butchers, and four hairdressers. There are two public houses in the main village plus one at the Wharf. There are also restaurants, these being 2 Indians, a Chinese and Franks Hamburgers plus several take-aways. The village has its own medical practice and two dentists plus various private complementary medicine practitioners. The modern village library is open on six days each week. The mobile Fishmonger delivers to the Market Square on a Tuesday afternoon.
There are various sporting clubs including cricket, rugby, soccer and hockey. There are also two licensed clubs, a gym and a large community centre. The village has three main churches: Baptist, Church of England and United Reformed.
Schools and Housing
Long Buckby has infant and junior schools on separate sites. Secondary pupils are transported six miles to Guilsborough and there are other secondary schools in Daventry. There is a wide range of modern and older houses to buy/rent in the village.
Directions to Long Buckby
From the M1 motorway from the South
Exit at Junction 16
Follow A45 Daventry to traffic lights at Weedon
Turn right onto the A5
Follow the A5 north for 5 miles to crossroads
Turn right to Long Buckby Wharf
Follow road for 2 miles through Long Buckby Wharf to Long Buckby
From the M1 Motorway from the North
Exit at Junction 18
Take A428 towards Northampton
Bypass West Haddon following the A428
After 2.5 miles turn right to Long Buckby
From Northampton
Follow A428 towards Rugby
After about 9 miles turn left to Long Buckby
From the East on the A14
Leave the A14 at the Welford exit (A5199)
Turn right onto A5199
After half a mile turn right again and drive through Cold Ashby towards West Haddon
Pick up the A428 just before West Haddon and head towards Northampton
After 2.5 miles turn right to Long Buckby
Long Buckby is also accessible by train and bus.
