Bucklebury
Bucklebury | ||
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St Mary the Virgin parish church | ||
Coordinates | 51 ° 26 ′ N , 1 ° 12 ′ W | |
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Residents | 2116 (as of 2011) | |
surface | 21.82 km² (8.42 mi² ) | |
Population density: | 97 inhabitants per km² | |
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Post town | Reading | |
Part of the country | England | |
region | South East England | |
Ceremonial county | Berkshire | |
Unitary authority | West Berkshire | |
Civil Parish | Bucklebury | |
British Parliament | Newbury (UK Parliament constituency) | |
Website: http://bucklebury.wikispaces.com | ||
Bucklebury is a town and civil parish in Berkshire in England with 2066 inhabitants (2001). Bucklebury is part of the West Berkshire District ; it is about 8 km northeast of Newbury .
1086 Bucklebury is mentioned as a borrowing business in the Domesday Book .
The River Pang flows on the northern edge of Bucklebury.
Personalities
- Catherine Mountbatten-Windsor, Duchess of Cambridge (* 1982), wife of Prince William Mountbatten-Windsor, Duke of Cambridge
- Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), politician and philosopher
Web links
Commons : Bucklebury - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Bucklebury Parish Council official website