Parish in Herefordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.359, -2.92 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 37 73 |
| Dialling code: | 01547 (Knighton) |
Buckton and Coxall is a small, rural civil parish in Herefordshire, England, sitting right on the county boundary with Shropshire. The character is quiet and agricultural: rolling fields, stone lanes and scattered farmsteads around the tiny hamlets of Buckton and Coxall, with an economy still rooted largely in mixed and pastoral farming and a modest trickle of walkers and visitors drawn to the peace of the border countryside.
What gives the area extra interest is its archaeology and borderland history: nearby earthworks such as Coxall Knoll - an ancient hillfort - and sections of Offa's Dyke underline long human presence and strategic importance. The community is small and close-knit, with the landscape and its heritage shaping a quiet, distinctly rural way of life rather than any large-scale commercial or tourist development.