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1. www.mumsnet.com › talk › propertyDaventry/Long Buckby - looking for safe, affordable village ...

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   May 21, 2024 · This is a lovely area, Long Buckby is a very large village with co-op, 2 Indian restaurants, junior and senior school are split for primary, library and some shops, baby swimming, football and rugby clubs, lots going on, but as it is large it doesn't have that small village feel.

2. www.myglobalviewpoint.com › places-to-live-in-illinois12 Best Places to Live in Illinois (For Highest Quality of Life)

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   • Bannockburn. Finding Bannockburn is like finding a Midwestern hidden gem. It is a place where peace and group spirit are important ways to live. It’s not just one of the best places to live in Illinois; this town is a little piece of suburban heaven.
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3. www.areavibes.com › manchester-il › livabilityLiving in Manchester, IL - AreaVibes

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   Discover what it's like living in Manchester, IL with the AreaVibes Livability Score. Find out where to live in and near Manchester, IL.

4. bestneighborhood.org › best-neighborhoodsThe Best Neighborhoods in Manchester, IL by Home Value

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   These are the best neighborhoods as judged by the market: the places people most want to live. While these areas tend to have lower crime rates and higher quality of life, it is primarily a map of the best areas by median home value in Manchester, IL.

5. www.longbuckby.net › indexLong Buckby | A Very Brief Village History

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   The presence of large numbers of people in the village eking out a living with little or no land made it an ideal place for industry to take hold. In the late 17th Century the East Anglian woollen industry spread into Northamptonshire and Long Buckby became a centre of weaving and, particularly, of woolcombing.

6. www.areavibes.com › manchester-il › best-places-to-liveBest Places To Live In Manchester, IL - AreaVibes

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   Discover the best places to live in and around Manchester, IL. Includes a list and map of the best Manchester, IL neighborhoods as well as the best cities to live in near Manchester, IL.

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   How old is Long Buckby?

   • Long Buckby as a village is probably at least 1000 years old. The name is of Scandinavian origin, the "by" meant farmstead and the first part comes from a personal name such as "Bucca".

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   Who owned Long Buckby manor?

   • For much of the Middle Ages the manor was held by important noblemen such as the Earls of Winchester and Lincoln. They owned a lot of property in other places and were not resident here. As a result Long Buckby became an ?open? village and over time families were able to move into the village.

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   Is Bannockburn Illinois a good place to live?

   • You can always find something beautiful in nature there, just around the corner. Bannockburn is the best city to live in Illinois for people who want to live somewhere that is both sophisticated and has the warmth of a small town. There’s a quality of life there that’s hard to find elsewhere.

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   Why is Long Buckby important?

   • A number of entrepreneurs tried their luck here and for 150 years Long Buckby was to be an important footwear manufacturing village. It also became a busy canal wharf after the Grand Junction Canal and the Leicester arm were opened during the first 15 years of the 19th century.

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   What happened to Long Buckby?

   • The gradual decline of the footwear industry in the village and of canal traffic saw Long Buckby stand still during much of the 20th century. However, it still continued to produce high class handsewn footwear.

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   How did Long Buckby change over time?

   • At the same time the village changed from being a largely self-contained industrial community into a residential area with large numbers of people commuting to their work. As early as 1630 William Wadsworth, born in Long Buckby in 1595, sailed to Boston, America on ?The Lion? with his wife and four children.

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8. www.bestplaces.net › manchesterManchester, IL Rankings - Sperling's BestPlaces

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   Despite its small size, Manchester is ranked highly in various categories on BestPlaces.net. It ranks #14 out of the 913 cities in Illinois for Cost of Living and #11 for Education Quality. Additionally, Manchester has the highest ranking for Property Taxes in Illinois at #1.