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Lying just five miles north of St Neots on the old Great North Road, Buckden is a well-established village defined by its mix of red-brick Georgian or Victorian houses and sturdy timber-framed cottages. It is perhaps best known for Buckden Towers - the remains of the 12th-century palace of the Bishops of Lincoln - which still dominates the village centre and served as a former home to Catherine of Aragon. Geographically, the village sits on a slight rise above the Ouse Valley, providing easy access to the riverside walks and nature reserves at Paxton Pits. While the A1 borders the village to the west, most of the life here is clustered around the High Street and the village green, where you’ll find a handful of long-standing pubs, a post office, and a traditional butcher. It is a practical spot for those needing the East Coast Main Line at St Neots or Huntingdon stations, yet it manages to retain a distinct, self-contained village feel, buffered from the larger market towns by open farmland and the nearby waters of Grafham Water.