Buckland, Kent

For other uses, see Buckland (disambiguation).
For hamlet near Faversham, see Norton, Buckland and Stone.

Buckland
Buckland is located in Kent
Buckland
Buckland
Location within Kent
Population7,580 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTR261501
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDover
Postcode districtCT17
Dialling code01304
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°08′14″N 1°17′43″E / 51.1371°N 1.2952°E / 51.1371; 1.2952
Buckland Nr. Reigate (postcard c1920) by A. R. Quinton

Buckland including Buckland Valley is a village near (and now merged with) Dover, in the county of Kent, England. It is noted for the Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery whose finds now belong to the British Museum but are on display at Dover Museum.

English railway contractor, Edward Betts, was born in Buckland.

History

In 1891 the civil parish had a population of 4344.[2] On 26 March 1896 the parish was abolished and merged with Dover.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Dover Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Population statistics Buckland CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Buckland CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

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