Bucknell
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.358, -2.953 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 35 73 |
| Population: | 717 |
| Dialling code: | 01547 (Knighton) |
Bucknell is a small village in south Shropshire, close to the border with Wales and set in the rolling countryside of the Shropshire Hills AONB. It sits near the valleys carved by the River Teme and its tributaries, offering attractive walking country and open views across pasture and hedgerows.
The settlement has a compact, historic core with traditional cottages and a parish church, and its economy remains largely shaped by agriculture alongside a handful of local businesses and tourism. Community life is lively for a village of its size, and transport is helped by a stop on the Heart of Wales Line, which brings walkers and visitors as well as useful links to nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Bucknell
Most populated places nearby
- Hereford 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Newtown 18.6 miles30 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Leominster 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Ludlow 10.1 miles16.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Buckton and Coxall Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bedstone Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Brampton Bryan Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Hopton Castle Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Walford, Letton and Newton Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Stowe Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Leintwardine Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Adforton Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Mortimer Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Lingen Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Clungunford Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Willey Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Bucknell
SY7 0AL, SY7 0AD, SY7 0AW, SY7 0AH, SY7 0AE, SY7 0AB, SY7 0AG, SY7 0AA, SY7 0AX … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 51.2 miles82.4 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 67.5 miles108.6 km
- Bucknell Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Hopton Heath Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Bucknell Ad
- The Lion 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Riverside Inn, Aymestrey 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Radnorshire Arms Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Clive Arms 5 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Town House Ludlow 9.9 miles16 km
- The Feathers Hotel 4 10 miles16.1 km
- The Wheatsheaf Inn 10 miles16 km
- Fishmore Hall 3 10 miles16.1 km
Schools in Bucknell
- St Mary's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Croft Ambrey Archaeological site 7 miles11.3 km
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 9 miles14.4 km
- Clun Forest Forest 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Clee Hills Hill 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Easton Court Estate 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Latham Park Stadium 18.8 miles30.3 km