Bucknell
Bucknell is a village as well as civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The town lies on the River Redlake, within 660 yards (600 m) of the River Teme as well as near the border of Wales and also Herefordshire. It is about 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) east of Knighton and is established within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The name is originated from Old English and suggests 'Bucca's hill' or 'he-goats' hill'. The village has the "P"s recognized by Country Life as important to an effective town: a pub, a post office, a place of worship, a primary school as well as public transportation. Despite more houses, the variety of individuals living in Bucknell has dropped. The population of the town in 1811 Census was 226. At the end of the 19th century this had risen to 546. In the 1981 Census the population of the village was 494; in 1991 the population of the church (possibly including Bedstone) was 601 containing some 250 homes and in 2001 it was 642 in 294 homes.
