Buckland, Kent

Buckland
Buckland
	Buckland Location within Kent
Population	7,580 (2011.Ward)
OS grid reference	TR261501
Civil parish	Dover;
District	Dover;
Shire county	Kent;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dover
Postcode district	CT17
Dialling code	01304
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Dover;
	List of places UK England Kent 51°08′14″N 1°17′43″E / 51.1371°N 1.2952°E

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]

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Buckland

Buckland Location within Kent
Population	7,580 (2011.Ward)^[1]
OS grid reference	TR261501
Civil parish	Dover
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dover
Postcode district	CT17
Dialling code	01304

Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast

UK Parliament	Dover
List of places UK England Kent 51°08′14″N 1°17′43″E / 51.1371°N 1.2952°E / 51.1371; 1.2952