Midlands. The D1 and D2 run between Daventry and Northampton, and the D3 also runs between Daventry and Northampton, although it runs through the centre of the village instead of the High Street. Most of the bus stops have bus shelters. The village is near the junction of the A45 and A5 and is on the Grand Union Canal. Until the 1960s, Weedon had its own station on the fast lines of the West Coast Main Line, just north of the A45 road bridge. Between 1888 and 1963 there was a railway branch line from just north of Weedon to Leamington Spa via Daventry. 'Sustainable Transport Midlands' (a private body) is campaigning for a parkway station in Weedon to serve Daventry (in addition to ). In an interview with BBC News, Councillor Phil Larratt, West Northamptonshire Council cabinet member for Transport said 'West Northamptonshire Council supported new stations and a new facility at Weedon could "serve all the villages and communities between Daventry, Northampton and Towcester"' Notable residents Leo G. Carroll (1886–1972), actor (The Paradine Case, North by Northwest and others), was born in Weedon Bec. Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915–2011), writer, spent his first four years in Road Weedon. Tom MacRae (1980–present), writer, "Rise of the Cybermen", "The Age of Steel" and several other Doctor Who episodes. McRae also wrote the series Threesome. Born and raised in Weedon Bec. Further reading Northamptonshire Villages (2002) Countryside Books, References External links Weedon Bec Parish Council History of the village The birth of radar in February 1935 English Heritage - Thematic Survey of the Ordnance Yards and Magazine Depots The Depot, Weedon Bec (history, redevelopment and future vision) Conservation Plan, Storehouse Enclosure Royal Ordnance Depot (Daventry District Council) Villages in Northamptonshire Civil parishes in Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire District