Buckland, Surrey
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Buckland is a village and civil parish
in the Mole Valley
district of Surrey
, England
. The village is situated between Dorking
and Reigate
. The civil parish of Buckland covers 515 hectares (2 square miles) and is bordered by the North Downs
escarpment
in the north. The area contains a number of clay pits.
Buckland appears in Domesday Book
as Bochelant. It was owned by John of Tonbridge. Buckland had a church, water-mill and thirty-five heads of household. Of these, seventeen farmed the land owned by the feudal lord, and ten were servants of the estate.
The village church St Mary the Virgin was built in 1380. The windmill
is a tourist focal point.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Mole Valley
Mole Valley
Mole Valley is a local government district in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Dorking.The district, named after the River Mole, was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the urban districts of Dorking and Leatherhead and most of the Dorking and Horley...
district of Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The village is situated between Dorking
Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...
and Reigate
Reigate
Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England, at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. It is one of the main constituents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead...
. The civil parish of Buckland covers 515 hectares (2 square miles) and is bordered by the North Downs
North Downs
The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. The North Downs lie within two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty , the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs...
escarpment
Escarpment
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.-Description and variants:...
in the north. The area contains a number of clay pits.
Buckland appears in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Bochelant. It was owned by John of Tonbridge. Buckland had a church, water-mill and thirty-five heads of household. Of these, seventeen farmed the land owned by the feudal lord, and ten were servants of the estate.
The village church St Mary the Virgin was built in 1380. The windmill
Buckland Windmill
Buckland Windmill is a grade II listed smock mill at Buckland, Surrey, England which has been restored to working order. It is the only surviving wind saw mill in the United Kingdom.-History:...
is a tourist focal point.