Long Buckby is a village to the west of the county of Northampton. The village has pre-Norman origins from during the Danelaw. The name may mean Bukki or Bucca's farm. A castle was built in the village by the Normans in the 12th century probably during the reign of Henry II, only earthworks now remain. Also from the 12th century is the parish church of St Lawrence, the tower being a surviving part of the original church.
The village was recorded in the Domesday Book as Buchebei, it gained the Long prefix during the Elizbethian era reflecting the size of the village. Long Buckby was a centre for the weaving and wool making in the 17th century, in the following century shoemaking became important.
The village gained a railway station in 1881, now part of the Northampton Loop of the West Coast Main Line. The Grand Union Canal also passes close to the village. Nowadays, the village is mainly residential and many inhabitants are commuters who use the railway and the nearby M1 motorway.
