National landscapes (AONB) · Mid Wales
Bucknell
Also known as: Bucknell, Swydd Amwythig
Bucknell in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
About
Bucknell is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bucknell is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The village lies on the River Redlake, within 660 yards (600 m) of the River Teme and close to the border of Wales and Herefordshire. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Knighton and is set within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The name is derived from Old English and means 'Bucca's hill' or 'he-goats' hill'. The village has the "P"s identified by Country Life as essential to a successful village: a pub, a post office, a place of worship, a primary school and public transport.
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Background
History
The settlement of Bucknell was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, as Buckehale or Buckenhill. At the time of the Domesday survey, the Shropshire and Herefordshire boundary divided the village. The Norman magnate Roger de Montgomery held the village from the King. He built many castles including Montgomery, Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Clun, Hopton and Oswestry; at the time over 90 per cent of the lordships and manors of Shropshire were held in Chief by him. His under-tenants in this area were Ralph de Mortimer, who held Bucknell (amongst his 123 manors with his chief domain in England being at Wigmore Castle), and William de Picot (also known as Picot de Say), with his chief domain at…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3600, -2.9500
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2134613 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bucknell, Shropshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bucknell?
- Bucknell is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.3600°, -2.9500°.