Buckland
CountryEngland
Static imageBuckland.jpg
Static image width220px
Coordinates51.1371°N 1.2952°E
Population7,580
Civil parishDover
Shire districtDover
Shire countyKent
RegionSouth East England
Constituency westminsterDover and Deal
Post townDover
Postcode districtCT17
Postcode areaCT
Dial code01304
Os grid referenceTR261501

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.[1] On 26 March 1896 the parish was abolished and merged with Dover.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Buckland CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Buckland CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 April 2024.