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Buckholmside, vil., Melrose par., NW. Roxburghsh.,
on Gala water, forming a suburb of Galashiels ; P.O.
Bnckholt, East and West, par., S. Hants, on border
of co., 54 miles SW. of Stockbridge, 1140 ac., pop. 47.
Buckhorn Weston, par., N. Dorset, 4 miles SB. of
Wincanton, 1632 ac., pop. 517; P.O.
B nckhiirstden, place, in par. and 3 miles N. of
Tenterden, mid. Kent.
Bnckhurst Hill, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Chigwell
par., NW. Essex, 10 miles NE. of London, near Epping
Forest, pop. 3431; P.O., T.o., and P.O. at sta.
Bnckhurst Park, seat of Earl Delawarr, 64 miles
SE. of East Grinstead, E. Sussex.
Buckie.—quoad sacra par. and fishing town, Rathven
par., N. Banffshire, on Buckie burn (which divides the
town into Easter B. and Nether B.), 9 miles NW. from
Fochabers ry. sta., and 575 miles from London, pop.
4350; town, pop. 4176; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 news-
paper. A new harb. of 9 ac., and with 4 mile of
quayage, was constructed in 1880.—2. Buckie, hamlet
and burn, Alford par., Aberdeenshire.
Buckieburn, hamlet, St Ninians par., Stirlingshire,
4 miles NW. of Denny.
Buckie Den, a romantic valley, 4 miles SW. of
Montrose, Forfarshire.
Buckingham.—hundred, NW. Bucks, 52,251 ac.,
pop. 9455.—2. Buckingham, mun. bor., par., and
former co. town of Bucks, on river Ouse, 17 miles
NW. of Aylesbury, 24 NE. of Oxford, and 61 from
London by rail, 5007 ac., pop. 3585; 3 Banks, 2
newspapers. Market-days, Monday and Saturday;
an ancient town, almost encircled by the river, which
is here crossed by 3 bridges; it has a Free Grammar-
School, founded by Edward VI., and is an agricultural
centre, with numerous fairs for horses, cattle, and sheep.
Malting and tanning are carried on, and limestone and
marble are quarried in the vicinity. The bor. returned
1 member to Parliament until 1885.
Buckingham House,W. Sussex; post-tn., Shoreham.
Buckingham Palace, royal residence, Westminster,'
London.
Buckinghamshire, or Bucks, an inland co. of
England, bounded N. by Northamptonshire, E. by Bed-
fordshire, Herts, and Middlesex, S. by Surrey (for the
distance of about 1 mile) and Berks, and AV. by Ox-
fordshire; greatest length, N. and S., 50 miles; greatest
breadth, E. and W., 24 miles; average breadth, 17
miles ; area 477,151 ac., pop. 176,323. It is inter-
sected by the chalk range of the Chiltern Hills, which
extend NE. from Oxfordshire to Bedfordshire, the
highest point being Wendover Hill, 905 ft. The coun-
try here is beautifully wooded, chiefly with oak and
beech. To the S. there is much excellent grazing land.
The fertile “Yale of Aylesbury ” lies in the centre of
the co., verdant with rich meadows and pasturage.
Further N. the heavy arable land is now being brought
under steam cultivation, and excellent crops of wheat,
beans, &c., are produced. (For agricultural statistics,
see Appendix.) Farms are generally of small size, and
are leased on a yearly tenure. Pigs and calves are
largely reared on the numerous dairy-farms, and great
numbers of ducks are sent yearly to the metro-
polis from the neighbourhood of Aylesbury. The
quantity of butter, besides cream cheese, &c., sent
annually to the London market, averages between
4,000,000 and 5,000,000 lbs. The making of wooden
spades, brush-handles, bowls, &c., from beech is a con-
siderable industry. Numbers of the female population
are employed in the mfr. of thread-lace and straw-
plaiting. The co. is traversed by the London and North-
Western Ry. and its branches; the Grand Junction Canal
extends about 24 miles through the NE. B. comprises
8 hundreds,—those of Stoke, Burnham, and Desborough
being called the “Chiltern Hundreds;”—224 pars.; and
the mun. bors. of Buckingham and Chipping Wycombe.
It is almost entirely in the diocese of Oxford. For
pari, purposes it is divided into 3 divisions, viz.,
Northern or Buckingham, Mid or Aylesbury, and
Southern or Wycombe, 1 member for each division.
Buckish Mills, coast fishing vil., Parkham and
Woolfardisworthy pars., Devon, 64 m. SW. of Bideford.
Buckland.—par. and vil., N. Berks, 4 miles NE. of
Faringdon, 4505 ac. (48 water), pop. 723; P.O.; contains |
B. House.—2. Bnckland, par., mid. Bucks, 3 miles
NW. of Tring, 1555 ac., pop. 863.—3. Buckland, par.,
E. Gloucestershire, 6 miles SW. of Campden, 2270 ac.,
pop. 283.—4. Buckland, par., NE. Herts, 3 miles N.
of Buntingford, 1629 ac., pop. 358; P.O.—5. Buck-
land, par., E. Kent, 3 miles NW. of Faversham, 336
ac., pop. 70.—6. Bnckland, par. and vil., E. Kent,
on river Dour, 14 mile NW. of Dover, 972 ac., pop.
3281; P.O.—7. Buckland, par., mid. Surrey, 2 miles
AY. of Reigate, 1864 ac., pop. 401; P.O. In the par. is
B. Court.—8. Buckland, hamlet, Thurlstone par.,
S. Devon, 3J miles AY. of Kingsbridge ; P.O., called
West Bnckland.—9. Bnckland, vil., Therfield par.,
NE. Herts, 2 miles SW. of Royston.—10. Buckland,
seat, in co. and 7 miles SE. of Brecknock.—II. Buck-
land, seat, 5 miles SE. of Leominster, N. Herefordsh.
Buckland, a small stream, flowing to the Dee, near
Kirkcudbright.
Buckland Beacon. See Buckland-in-the-Moor.
Buckland Brewer, par. and vil., N. Devon, 44
miles SW. of Bideford, 6157 ac., pop. 737; P.O.; the
vil. was formerly a market town, and still has half-
yearly fairs.
Buckland Denham, par. and vil., E. Somerset, 24
miles NW. of Frome, 1399 ac., pop. 444 ; P.O.
Buckland, East, par., N. Devon, 5 miles NAY. of
South Molton, 1385 ac., pop. 172.
Buckland Fee, tithing, North Petherton par., W.
Somerset, 3 miles S. of Bridgwater.
Buckland EHleigh, par., N. Devon, 10 miles S. of
Bideford, 3037 ac., pop. 189.
Buckland-in-the-Moor, par. and vil., S. Devon, on
river Dart, 34 miles NAY. of Ashburton, 1458 ac., pop.
69; contains Bnckland Beacon, a rocky eminence,
commanding a splendid view.
Buckland Monachorum, par. and vil., S. Devon,
4 miles SE. of Tavistock, 6338 ac., pop. 1297; P.O.;
contains Buckland Abbey, seat of a descendant of Sir
Francis Drake. It has an original portrait and several
relics of the old sea-king.
Bnckland Newton,—hundred, Dorset, 11,940 ac.,
pop. 1587; contains 4 pars.—2. Buckland Newton,
par. and tithing, mid. Dorset, 6 miles NE. of Evershot,
6018 ac., pop. 855; P.O.
Buckland Rings, ancient earthwork, 1 mile N. of
Lymington, S. Hants.
Buckland Ripers, par., W. Dorset, 3 miles NW. of
Melcombe Regis, 1237 ac., pop. 154.
Buckland St Mary, par. and vil., W. Somerset, 44
miles NAY. of Chard, 3494 ac., pop. 608; P.O. The vil.
stands 14 mile from the verge of the co.
Buckland Sororum, hamlet, Durston par., W.
Somerset, 44 miles W. of Taunton.
Bnckland-tout-Saints, par., S. Devon, 2 miles NE.
of Kingsbridge, 551 ac., pop. 50.
Buckland, West.—par., N. Devon, 6 miles NW. of
South Molton, 1772 ac., pop. 369; P.O.—2. Buckland,
West, par., W. Somerset,' 2 miles E. of Wellington,
3671 ac., pop. 899; P.O.
Bucklebury, par. and vil., S. Berks, 6 miles NE. of
Newbury, 6168 ac., pop. 1142; P.O. The vil. is 3£miles
NAY. of Woolhampton ry. sta. In the par. is Bucklc-
bury House.
Bncklerhcad, hamlet, Murroes par., S. Forfarshire.
Buckler shard, vil., Beaulieu par., S. Hants, 6 miles
NE. of Lymington.
Bucklcshain, par., AY. Suffolk, 5 miles SE. of Ips-
wich, 1835 ac., pop. 321; p.o.
Bncklcy, eccl. dist. (St Matthew) and ry. sta.,
Ha warden par., Flintshire, 7 miles NE. of Mold, pop.
2778; P.O., T.o.; has mfrs. of coarse earthenware,
draining tiles, and fire-bricks.
Bucklow, hundred, mid. Cheshire, 106,006 ac., pop.
83,234; contains 8 pars, and parts of 2 others.
Bucklyvie, vil., Kippen par., and q. s. par., also in
Drymen par., in co. and 154 m- W. of Stirling by rail.
q.s. par., pop. 789; vil., pop. 319; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank.
Buckmlll, hamlet, Idle township, Calverley par., N.
div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NE. of Bradford.
Buckminster, par., township, and vil., N. Leicester-
shire, on border of co., 94 miles NE. of Melton Mow-
bray—par., 3053 ac., pop. 454; township, pop. 253;
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