Buckland, Oxfordshire

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The Church Of St. Mary, The Virgin, Buckland
The Lamb Inn, Buckland

Buckland is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of the English county of Oxfordshire, in the area known as the Cotswolds. Prior to 1974 and the Local Government Act 1972, the whole district was in Berkshire. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 553[1]. Historically Buckland was an estate village[2], created to serve the Manor House and the classical, 18th century built, large country mansion Buckland House.

Location

The village is situated about 4 miles north-east of Faringdon. The Church Of St. Mary, The Virgin is situated at grid reference SU342982

Noteable Buildings

Buckland House

Buckland House was the long term seat of the Duke Of Wellington's family[3].

More recently, the owners of Buckland House have applied for planning permission for various alterations to the property:[4]

  • August 2002 for restoration of parterres, formal pools, a long pool, a Ha Ha wall, replacement planting, reinstatement of a drive and widening the existing drive. Also extensions to the lower ground to create additional garage facilities, a swimming pool and a squash court. (Approved)
  • September 2002 for a helicopter landing pad with an underground bunker and tunnel link to the house. (Approved)
  • March 2003 to make alterations. (Withdrawn)
  • March 2003 to change the use of the property from residential to a hotal along with alterations and extensions. (Refused)
  • April 2003 to change the use of the property from residential to a corporate headquarters. (Refused)
  • April 2003 to change the use of the property from residential to a nursing/mental home. (Refused)
  • June 2003 to make alterations, extensions and convert the property to be a nursing home. (Approved)
  • June 2003 to make alterations, extensions and convert the property to be a corporate headquarters. (Withdrawn)
  • January 2004 to change the use of the property from a residential property to a hotel and make alterations and extensions. (Approved)
  • February 2005 to remove existing CCTV cameras and replace with smaller ones. (Approved)
  • March 2005 to make alterations, extensions and refurbishment. (Approved)

The Lamb Inn

The main building of The Lamb Inn dates from the seventeenth[5] or eighteenth[6] century although the restaurant was added towards the end of the twentieth century.[7]

The Lamb Inn is currently owned by Peta and Paul Barnard who previously owned The Plough at Clanfield (the winner of a Michelin star).[8]

21st Century Buckland

The United Kingdom Census 2001 provided an insight into Buckland in the 21st century. (The information quoted is for Output Area 38UEHE0002, the smallest level of geography published in the 2001 census. This area contained 292 people living in Buckland as opposed to the 553 in the civil parish of Buckland.)

The People

  • 52.7% of the Buckland population were female compared to 51.3% in England generally. [Base 292 people]
  • There were 7 people in Buckland aged 16/17 and 3 people aged 18+ in full time education.[9]
  • The age range of the Buckland population ranged from babies under 1 year old (3 infants) up to people aged between 85 and 89 (4 people). The modal age is 57.[10]
  • In the adult population of Buckland, 32.6% were classed as social grade AB, 34.3% grade C1, 13.5% grade C2, 7.4% grade D and 12.2% grade E.[11] [Base 230 people aged 16+]
  • In the working population of Buckland, this changed to 20.6% classed as AB, 33.7% grade C1, 18.1% grade C2 and 27.6% grade D.[12] [Base 199 people aged 16+ in employment]
  • 90.5% of people in Buckland were born in the United Kingdom - 253 from England, 3 from Scotland, 3 from Northern Ireland and 9 from Wales. [Base 268 people]
  • 3 people living in Buckland were born in the Republic Of Ireland, 6 people elsewhere in the European Union (3 from Finland, 3 from The Netherlands) and 3 people elsewhere in Europe.
  • 6 people in Buckland were from Asia (3 from Malaysia, 3 from Singapore), 7 from North America (United States Of America) and 3 from Oceania (New Zealand).[13]
  • 46.2% of the Buckland population were in their first marriage, 34.2% were single, 8.6% were married for the second time, 5.5% were widowed, 4.1% were divorced and 1.4% were separated.[14] [Base 292 people]
  • In terms of the educational standard of the people of Buckland:[15] [Base 214 people]
    • 35.5% of people were educated to the highest recorded level (first degree, higher degree, NVQ levels 4 and 5, HNC, HND or a qualified teacher, medical doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife of health visitor (compared to 19.9% in the whole of England)
    • 9.8% of people were educated to the level of or more A'Levels, 4 or more AS levels, a Higher School Certificate, NVQ level 3 or an Advanced GNVQ. (England 8.3%)
    • 24.3% of people were educated to the level of 5 or more O'Levels, 5 or more CSEs, 5 or more [[GCSE[[s, a School Certificate, an A'Level or AS Level, NVQ Level 2 or an Intermediate GNVQ qualification. (England 19.4%)
    • 10.3% of people were educated to the level of 1 or more O'Level, CSE, GCSE or hold an NVQ level 1 or a Foundation GNVQ. (England 2.8%)
    • 15.4% of people had no qualification. (England 28.9%)
  • 84.5% of Buckland residents considered themselves to be Christian.[16] (Base 290 people)

Accomodation

  • Of the "household spaces" in Buckland 6% were flats, maisonettes or apartments, 3 of which were purpose built. Of the 125 houses 55 were detached properties, 44 semi-detached and 26 terraced.[17] [Base 133 household spaces]
  • 122 people in Buckland lived in the detached properties, 100 in the semi-detached properties, 51 in the terraced properties and 10 in the flats, maisonettes or apartments.[18]
  • Of the households in Buckland occupied at the time of the census 9% had no central heating.[19] [Base 121 houses]
  • 22.2% of households in Buckland had a single occupier and 75.4% had a single family. [Base 126 households]
  • 53.6% of single person households were a pensioner living on their own. [Base 28 households]
  • 67.4% of family households were headed by a married couple, 10.5% by a cohabiting couple, 15.8% by a pensioner couple and 6.3% by lone parents. [Base 95 households]
  • Most married couple households consisted of just the couple themselves (46.9%) although 34.4% had 2 dependent children. [Base 64]
  • Most cohabiting couple households also consisted of just the couple themselves (70%).[20] [Base 10]
  • At the time of the 2001 census 3.7% of households in Buckland were unoccupied and vacant, 9.0% were simply vacant on census day and 5.2% were holiday or second homes.[21] [Base 134 households]
  • Most households (42.7%) had two people living in them. However, 2.4% of households consisted of six people and another 2.4% of households had five people living there.[22] [Base 124 households]
  • There were 0.21 people living in Buckland per hectare, compared to the English average of 3.77 people/hectare.[23]
  • 65.6% of households in Buckland were owned by the resident (35.3% with a mortgage, 30.3% owned outright) whilst 27.0% were rented (24.5% from a landlord, 2.5% from relatives or friends).[24] [Base 122 households]

Transport

  • The people of Buckland had 205 cars and vans between them at the time of the census.
  • 7.4% of households had no cars or vans but 2.5% of households had 4 or more cars/vans. [Base 121 households]
  • The modal number of cars/vans was 2 per household (44.6% of households) and 33.1% had one car or van.[25] [Base 121 households]
  • 5.5% of people in employment traveled more than 16km to work. 24.1% of people in employment worked mainly at home whilst 21.1% of working people traveled between 5km - 10km to reach work.[26] [Base 199 people in employment]

Work

  • 74.6% of the people in Buckland were economically active. [Base 213 people]
  • Of those that were economically inactive 44.4% were retired and 31.5% looked after the home and/or family. [Base 54 economically inactive people]
  • Of those economically active, 71.7% were employees and the rest were self employed.[27] [Base 159 economically active people]
  • 25.7% of working people in Buckland worked part time. [Base 152 people]
  • Of the part time workers, 59% worked 16-30 hours per week with 7.7% working 1-2 hours per week. [Base 39 people]
  • Of the full time workers in Buckland, 21.2% worked 60 or more hours per week. 42.5% of people worked 38 to 48 hours per week.[28] [Base 113 people]
  • The working people of Buckland were employed in the following occupations at the time of the census:[29] [Base 151 people]
  • The working people of Buckland were employed at the following levels:[30] [Base 236 people]
    • 34.3% Lower Managerial & Professional Occupations (compared to 23.5% in the whole of England)
    • 25.0% Small Employers & Own Account Workers (England 11.3%)
    • 21.2% Higher Managerial & Professional Occupations (England 14.0%)
    • 7.6% Lower Supervisory & Technical Occupations (England 10.5%)
    • 3.8% Intermediate Occupations (England 7.4%)
    • 3.4% Routine Occupations (England 10.8%)
    • 1.7% Semi-Routine Occupations (England 11.0%)
  • 61.3% of the working population in Buckland travelled to work by car, 21.9% worked mainly at home and 7.1% walked to work.[31] [Base 155 people]

Health

  • 84.2% of people in Buckland were in good health, 12.7% were in fairly good health and the remaining 3.1% were not in good health.[32] [Base 292 people]
  • 9.2% of Buckland residents suffered from a limiting long-term illness.[33] [Base 292 people]

References

  1. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics". Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  2. ^ >"Visit Vale website: Villages In The Vale". Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  3. ^ >"Cotswold Review: The Lamb Inn" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  4. ^ >"Vale Of White Horse District Council: PublicAccess for Planning". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  5. ^ >"Cotswold Review: The Lamb Inn" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  6. ^ "The Mobile Food Guide: The Lamb at Buckland Restaurant Review". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  7. ^ >"Cotswold Review: The Lamb Inn" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  8. ^ >"Cotswold Review: The Lamb Inn" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  9. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Key Figures". Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  10. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Age". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  11. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Approximated Social Grade". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  12. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Approximated Social Grade - Workplace Population". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  13. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Country Of Birth". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  14. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Marital Status". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  15. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Qualifications". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  16. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Religion". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  17. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Accomodation Type/Household Spaces". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  18. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Accomodation Type/People". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  19. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Accomodation Type/Amenities". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  20. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Household Composition/Households". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  21. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Housing Stock". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  22. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Number Of People Living In Households". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  23. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Population Density". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  24. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Tenure/Households". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  25. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Cars Or Vans". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  26. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Distance Travelled To Work - Workplace Population". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  27. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Economic Activity". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  28. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Hours Worked". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  29. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Industry Of Employment". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  30. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - NS-SeC Of Household Reference Person/People Under Pensionable Age". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  31. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Method Of Travel To Work/Resident Population". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  32. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - General Health". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  33. ^ "Office For National Statistics website: Neighbourhood statistics - Limiting Long-Term Illness". Retrieved 2008-09-17.

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