Bucknell
Bucknell is a village and also civil church in south Shropshire, England. The village lies on the River Redlake, within 660 yards (600 m) of the River Teme and also near the boundary of Wales and also Herefordshire. It has to do with 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 also means 'Bucca's hill' or 'he-goats' hill'. The village has the "P"s identified by Country Life as essential to an effective town: a pub, a post office, a church, a primary school and public transport. Despite more homes, the number of people staying in Bucknell has actually dropped. The population of the town in 1811 Census was 226. At the end of the 19th century this had actually risen to 546. In the 1981 Census the population of the town was 494; in 1991 the population of the parish (possibly consisting of Bedstone) was 601 containing some 250 residences as well as in 2001 it was 642 in 294 dwellings.