Bucknell
Bucknell is a town and civil church in south Shropshire, England. The town lies on the River Redlake, within 660 yards (600 m) of the River Teme and near the boundary 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 as well as indicates 'Bucca's hill' or 'he-goats' hill'. The town has the "P"s determined by Country Life as vital to an effective village: a bar, a post office, a place of worship, a primary school as well as public transport. Despite even more residences, the variety of individuals residing 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 town was 494; in 1991 the population of the parish (possibly consisting of Bedstone) was 601 containing some 250 dwellings and in 2001 it was 642 in 294 dwellings.
