St Lawrence's Church, Long Buckby
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St Lawrence's Church is an
Anglican Church Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
and the parish church of
Long Buckby Long Buckby is a large village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the parish of Long Buckby, which includes the hamlet of Long Buckby Wharf, was recorded ...
, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II*
listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
and stands on the north side of Church Street. There is no reference to a church or priest in the entry for Long Buckby in the
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. The main structure of the present building is medieval, with restoration in 1862 by
George Gilbert Scott Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), largely known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he ...
and in 1883–87 by William Bassett-Smith. The church consists of a chancel, nave, north and south aisles, south porch and west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website. The parish registers survive from 1558, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office. Long Buckby is part of a united Benefice along with
Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...
,
West Haddon West Haddon is a village in West Northamptonshire, England about north-west of Northampton and east of Rugby, Warwickshire, Rugby and just off the A428 road which by-passes the village. The population of civil parish was 1,718 at the 2011 Cens ...
and Winwick. Each parish retains its own church building.


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Long Buckby Long Buckby is a large village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the parish of Long Buckby, which includes the hamlet of Long Buckby Wharf, was recorded ...