Buckland St Mary

Buckland St Mary
The Old Rectory, Buckland St Mary
Buckland St Mary Location within Somerset
Population	521 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	ST268132
District	South Somerset
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chard
Postcode district	TA20
Dialling code	01823
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Yeovil
List of places UK England Somerset 50°54′51″N 3°02′33″W / 50.9141°N 3.0424°W / 50.9141; -3.0424

Buckland St Mary is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west of Ilminster and 8 miles (12.9 km) south of Taunton in the South Somerset district, close to the A303. The village has a population of 521.^[1] The parish is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and includes the hamlet of Birchwood.