Long Buckby

Long Buckby is a populous village and civil parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England, midway between Northampton and Rugby. In the 2011 census the parish of Long Buckby, which includes the hamlet of Long Buckby Wharf, had a population of 3,913. It is in the Daventry district. The west of the parish has the Grand Union Canal, A5 and adjoining M1 motorway all passing through the Watford Gap - Watford, Northamptonshire is the next village to the north. The centre near to the castle has a railway station and is on the Northampton Loop (corollary) of the West Coast Main Line. The name Bugbee originates from this village.