Bucknell is a town and civil parish 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 as well as Herefordshire. It has to do with 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) eastern of Knighton and also is established within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The name is originated from Old English and also suggests 'Bucca's hill' or 'he-goats' hill'. The village has the "P"s identified by Country Life as necessary to an effective town: a club, a post office, a church, a primary school and also public transportation. Regardless of even more homes, the number of people residing in Bucknell has 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 church (most likely consisting of Bedstone) was 601 including some 250 houses and also in 2001 it was 642 in 294 dwellings.