Long Buckby, Northamptonshire

Description
Buckby, Long, a village and a parish in Northamptonshire. The village stands near the head of the river Nen, 1 mile E of Watling Street, and 5 1/2 NE of Daventry. It has a station of the same name on the L. & N.W.R., and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Rugby. Acreage of the civil parish, 4078; population, 2207 ; of the ecclesiastical, 2263. The parish includes also Long Buckby Wharf, a hamlet situated 2 miles from the village, on the banks of the Grand Junction Canal, and containing a mission church, and part of the hamlet of Murcott. Long Buckby has a large market-place, in the centre of which stands a fine coronation pole. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough; net yearly value, e£305 with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Peterborough. The parish church of St Laurence was probably built in the Early English period, and afterwards Decorated. Its restoration was completed in 1883. There is a Congregational chapel erected in 17 7 S with a minister's residence, and a Baptist chapel built in 1846. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in the making of boots and shoes, and brewing, malting, lime burning, and brick-making are also carried on. Fairs are held on 1 May and 11 Oct., and during the summer months cattle sales are held fortnightly on Tuesdays. Buckby Hall, a modern country seat, is situated near the centre of the village.