Bucknell
Bucknell is a village and also civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The town pushes the River Redlake, within 660 yards (600 m) of the River Teme and close to the border of Wales as well as Herefordshire. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Knighton and also is set within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The name is derived from Old English and also indicates 'Bucca's hill' or 'he-goats' hill'. The town has the "P"s recognized by Country Life as necessary to an effective town: a pub, a post office, a place of worship, a primary school and public transport. In spite of even more residences, the variety of people staying in Bucknell has actually dropped. The population of the village 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 village was 494; in 1991 the population of the church (possibly including Bedstone) was 601 containing some 250 residences as well as in 2001 it was 642 in 294 houses.
