Buckland, Kent

Human settlement in England

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.

External links

• Dover-Kent.co.uk - Buckland

External links

Media related to Buckland, Dover at Wikimedia Commons