Coordinates: 52°12′38″N 1°00′38″W / 52.21055°N 1.010613°W
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  Bugbrooke
 Bugbrooke shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 2,773 (2001 Census)[1] 2009 est. 2,924[2] |
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| - London | 74 miles (119 km) |
| Parish | Bugbrooke |
| District | South Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | NN7 3.. |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Daventry |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Bugbrooke is a large village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, on a ridge overlooking the valley of the River Nene.
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Location
It is about 7 miles (11.3 km) south west of Northampton. The M1, one of the busiest motorways in the United Kingdom is about 2 miles (3.2 km) by the shortest route to junction 16.
Demographics
The 2001 census[1] shows a population of 2,773 people, 1,376 males and 1,397 female in 1,029 households. The 2009 population estimate is 2,924[2] and the district council has classified it as able to expand further.
Governance
Bugbrooke currently forms part of the Parliamentary Constituency of Daventry. It is understood that the current MP, Mr. Tim Boswell, will be standing down at the next (2009-2010) General Election. It is considered a "safe" Conservative seat[3].
Bugbrooke is in South Northamptonshire Council's two-member "Heyfords and Bugbrooke"[4] ward, covering the village as well as neighbouring Nether Heyford and Upper Heyford.
Bugbrooke Parish Council, meets monthly and is re-elected every four years.
Facilities
Bugbrooke has an Anglican church, dedicated to St Michael and All Angels; a Baptist chapel; three pubs ("The Bakers Arms" in the High Street, "The Wharf" alongside the Grand Union Canal and "The Five Bells"[5] opposite the church) and a GP Practice,
Bugbrooke Community Primary School[6] is located in the High Street, and a large comprehensive school, Campion School, serving Bugbrooke and several nearby villages, is situated on Kislingbury Road on the eastern approach to the village.
There is a large, modern community centre at Camp Close on the southern edge of the village. Adjacent to this is a large sports field. Sports groups include well-supported Rugby Football [7], Association Football, Bowls and Cricket clubs.
A village magazine, "Bugrooke Link"[8], is published monthly, and includes regular reporting of Church, Parish Council and sports events.
History
The village, named in the Domesday Book of 1086 AD as "Buchebroc", is situated on the Hoarestone Brook, which flows through the village from south to north. The name of the stream is supposed to be a corruption of Horse-stone, as an old packhorse route crossed the brook by a simple slab bridge just outside the village. When the stream was widened in the 1970s, the last of the mediaeval slabs was damaged beyond repair, but the pillars are still intact.
The brook meets the River Nene near Bugbrooke Mill. The first mill on the site was established in 800 AD and by the time of the Domesday Book was the third-highest rated mill in England. It is now the site of Heygate's flour mill, whose large central tower can be seen for several miles around. Heygate's trucks, with their distinctive maroon markings, can frequently be seen rumbling along Bugbrooke's main road.
Other features
The West Coast Main Line railway and the Grand Union Canal run adjacent to the south-west of the parish, with the A5 Trunk road a little further distant in this direction, while the M1 motorway runs to the north-east.
Bugbrooke is also the birthplace of the Jesus Army, which sprang out of the Baptist Chapel in the centre of the village, which it continues to use regularly.
Northampton's Express Lift Tower can be seen from the village about 5 miles (8.0 km) to the east.
Bibliography
Peet, David (1970). The Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels at Bugbrooke. Northampton: The Mercury Press.
Toynbee, Heather (1979). ...and the King passed by. Bugbrooke: Buchebroc Press.
Kent, Pat (1999). Gleaners to Graduates: a History of Education in Bugbrooke. Bugbrooke: Buchebroc Press. ISBN 1-871917-02-6.
Bugbrooke: 2000BC To 2000AD. Bugbrooke History Society (Eds.). Bugbrooke: Buchebroc Press. 1999. ISBN 1-871917-03-4.
Pictorial Bugbrooke: 1860 - 1960. Bugbrooke History Society (Eds.). Bugbrooke: Bugbrooke History Society. 2007.
References
- ^ a b "UK census 2001 - data". http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=7&r=1&i=1001&m=0&s=1234695479546&enc=1&areaSearchText=Bugbrooke&areaSearchType=16&extendedList=true&searchAreas=Search. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ a b SNC (2009). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2009-2010. Towcester NN12 7FA. pp. 39.
- ^ "UK Polling Report". http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/daventry. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ "South Northants Council website". http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
- ^ "The Five Bells Public House, Bugbrooke". http://www.northamptonshirepubs.co.uk/fivebells/. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ Bugbrooke Community Primary School at Northamptonshire County Council website. Retrieved on 17 February 2009
- ^ "Bugbrooke Rugy Union Football Club". http://www.brufc.org/. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ "Bugbrooke Link - parish magazine with sections on the parish council, church and other activities". http://www.bugbrookelink.co.uk/. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
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