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It is thought that Buckland was perhaps known then as Bocland; the name for ‘chartered land’. [2] Following this charter, or even earlier, the name West Buckland was established. But why West was added is unknown – perhaps to distinguish it from Buckland St Mary to the east. The parish of West Buckland was part of the Kingsbury Hundred. [3]
Buckland is in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, 2 mi (3.2 km) east of Reigate and 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Dorking. The village is at the northern edge of the Weald, at the foot of the North Downs. The south of the civil parish, which includes the village centre, is on the strata of the Lower Greensand Group.
Buckland Common Allotments. Until 1934 Buckland Common remained a remote part of Buckland Parish known as 'Upper Buckland'. Together with Cholesbury, Hawridge and St Leonards, which are locally known as hilltop villages it now forms part of Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards civil parish. The parish council purchased land in 1974 which it divided into ...
Buckland is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. The parish, which also includes the village of Laverton , had a population of 225 in 2010. [ 1 ] The village is close to the Worcestershire border and 1.2 miles (2 km) south of Broadway .
Buckland Monachorum is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, situated on the River Tavy, about 10 miles north of Plymouth. In 2006 the neighbourhood had an estimated 1,511 residents and 654 dwellings. The electoral ward of the same name gave a population of 3,380 at the 2011 census. [1]
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on ...
Buckland is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. The village is near the boundary with Hertfordshire, close to Aston Clinton. The hamlet of Buckland Wharf is in the parish. It takes its name from its wharf on the Wendover Branch of the Grand Union Canal that passes through the parish. [2]
At the end of this passage is located the former 15th-century parish schoolroom (said by some to have been a chapel dedicated to St. Stephen) [4] restored in 1880 and used today as a parish hall. This large room is fitted with a Perpendicular -style east window dating to the restoration of 1880 and a two-bay south front with a pointed-arched ...