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Buckton Herefordshire Map

Traditional county: Herefordshire · Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire · Region: West Midlands

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Place	Buckton
Traditional County	Herefordshire
Unitary Authority	County of Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.354838
Longitude	-2.905506
Place Type	Hamlet

About Buckton

Buckton retains a quiet, stoic dignity amidst the rolling pastures of the Herefordshire borderlands. It lies 6.6 miles south-south-west of Craven Arms (from Craven Arms: bearing 208°T, OS grid SO 384 733), and is situated north-east of Brampton Bryan village. The landscape here is defined by the remnants of martial ambition, most notably the Motte Castle at Upper Buckton, which rises as a solitary, grass-covered mound against the horizon. Below this earthwork, the land yields to the subtle geometric ghosts of a Roman fort, where the soil still holds the faint, buried geometry of ancient barracks. A particular clarity of light often descends upon the fields at dusk, sharpening the outlines of the hedgerows and revealing the long, slow contours of the earth. Buckton shares this fertile basin with the nearby Roman fort, a larger site that marks the military gravity this region once commanded. The proximity of such ancient defensive positions grants the terrain a solemn, enduring character that persists despite the modern turn of the seasons. Farmers continue to work the heavy clay soils that have supported local husbandry for generations, binding the inhabitants to the rhythms of the turning year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Motte Castle At Upper Buckton (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 194° SSW
Roman Fort Ne Of Buckton (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 071° ENE · 2 ha
Roman Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 096° E · 3 ha
The Green (Park) — 1.0 mi, 235° SW
Coxall Knoll (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 269° W
Pember's Ditch (River) — 1.1 mi, 071° ENE
River Redlake (River) — 1.4 mi, 288° WNW
Church Hill Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 082° E
Brampton Bryan (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 236° SW · 188 ha
Wigmore Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 127° SE
Church Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 086° E
Mocktree Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 058° ENE · 2 ha
Ashlea Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 354° N
Ferny Dingle (Valley) — 2.4 mi, 309° NW
Pedwardine Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 223° SW
Hopton Park (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 325° NW
Wigmore Castle (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 149° SSE
Hopton Castle (Castle) — 3.0 mi, 339° NNW
Leintwardine Fishery (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 088° E
Millennium Green (Park) — 3.3 mi, 144° SE
Downton Gorge (National Nature Reserve) — 3.5 mi, 085° E · 49 ha
Downton Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.9 mi, 082° E · 419 ha
Burrington Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 102° ESE
Chapel Lawn Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 293° WNW
Croft Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 6.3 mi, 142° SE · 286 ha
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 028° NNE
Land of Lost Content (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 027° NNE
Trinity Hospital (almshouses) (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 313° NW
Town Hall (museum) (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 311° NW
Clun Castle (Castle) — 7.1 mi, 311° NW

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