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 and also near to the border of Wales and Herefordshire. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) eastern of Knighton and also is set within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The name is stemmed from Old English and also suggests 'Bucca's hill' or 'he-goats' hill'. The village has the "P"s determined by Country Life as essential to a successful town: a bar, a post office, a church, a primary school and also public transportation. Regardless of more residences, the number of people residing in Bucknell has actually gone down. 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 parish (possibly consisting of Bedstone) was 601 containing some 250 dwellings as well as in 2001 it was 642 in 294 houses.
