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   For Long Buckby villagers or those from the surrounding areas. Learn what’s going on in the village!

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   Hi! I'm new to this group. I recently joined because my husband & I have just moved to Long Buckby and are interested in what goes on

3. www.facebook.com › groups › longbuckbyfriendsLong Buckby Friends | Long Buckby Community Centre ... - Facebook

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   Long Buckby Community Centre have a new Facebook group! If you want to know more about what is going on at the centre or let people know what your are planning, please join and post. If you wish to...

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   Long Buckby and nearby villages have a wealth of creative people. Having seen the vast array of artwork at St Lawrence's exhibition each year to the amazing crafts seen at the W.I fairs. This page is...

5. www.daventryexpress.co.uk › whats-on › things-to-doLong Buckby dancing teacher launches new community group for ...

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   Feb 1, 2024 · A dance teacher from Long Buckby launched a new community group for upcoming crafting events. Lynne Meryl Chapman, 45, a belly dance performer and dance instructor for the past 24 years, is running an in-person crafting day this month at the Long Buckby Community Centre.

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   Long Buckby and nearby villages have a wealth of creative people. Having seen the vast array of artwork at St Lawrence's exhibition each year to the amazing crafts seen at the W.I fairs. This page is...

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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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   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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   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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   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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   How did Buckby become Coten End?

   • It also explains how Buckby became known as Long Buckby and Coten became Coten End. These changes of name occurred during the Tudor period. The change of Coten End to Cotton End came later but had nothing directly to do with textiles.

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   After a period of real poverty, the boot and shoe trade, strong in Northampton and growing in Daventry, came to the village. A number of entrepreneurs tried their luck here and for 150 years Long Buckby was to be an important footwear manufacturing village.