Buckland, Gloucestershire

Buckland
Cotswold stone walls and mullioned windows of Buckland Manor Hotel.
The north wing of Buckland Manor, from the Churchyard
Map showing the villages of Buckland and Laverton, with the routes of the long distance footpaths.
Map of Buckland and Laverton
Map showing the location of Laverton in Gloucestershire
Map showing the location of Laverton in Gloucestershire
Buckland
Location within Gloucestershire
Population224 (including Laverton) 2010 estimate[1]
OS grid referenceSP081361
• London83 mi (134 km)
Civil parish
  • Buckland
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBroadway
Postcode districtWR12
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
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52°01′24″N 1°53′00″W / 52.0232°N 1.8834°W / 52.0232; -1.8834

Buckland is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. The parish, which also includes the village of Laverton, had a population of 225 in 2010.[1] The village is close to the Worcestershire border and 1.2 miles (2 km) south of Broadway. East of the village is the Burhill Iron Age hillfort. To the south, and within Buckland Parish, is the hamlet of Laverton. Within the village itself is the medieval Church of St Michael, a seventeenth-century manor house, and what claims to be the oldest Rectory in England.

  1. ^ a b "Mid-2010 Population Estimates for Parishes in Gloucestershire by Single Year of Age and Sex". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.