Bucknell
Bucknell is a village and also civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The village pushes the River Redlake, within 660 yards (600 m) of the River Teme and also close 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 originated from Old English and suggests 'Bucca's hill' or 'he-goats' hill'. The village has the "P"s recognized by Country Life as important to an effective village: a bar, a post office, a place of worship, a primary school and public transportation. In spite of more homes, the variety of people staying in Bucknell has actually gone down. The population of the town in 1811 Census was 226. At the end of the 19th century this had 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 including some 250 residences and in 2001 it was 642 in 294 homes.