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The name means Buck-burg, or Buck-town (''buck'' always means male goat or deer). | The name means Buck-burg, or Buck-town (''buck'' always means male goat or deer). | ||
[[Tolkien]] notes that it's | [[Tolkien]] notes that it's "Buck''le''bury" rather than plain "Buckbury" because the word is either an alteration of earlier ''Bucken-bury'' (Bucken being archaic plural) or a reduction of '''''Buckl'''and''.<ref>[[Nomenclature]]</ref> | ||
[[Category:Buckland]] | [[Category:Buckland]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]] | [[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]] |
Revision as of 10:43, 11 October 2010
Bucklebury was the chief village of Buckland, lying in the shadow of Buck Hill, seat of the Master of Buckland, on the banks of the River Brandywine.
Etymology
The name means Buck-burg, or Buck-town (buck always means male goat or deer).
Tolkien notes that it's "Bucklebury" rather than plain "Buckbury" because the word is either an alteration of earlier Bucken-bury (Bucken being archaic plural) or a reduction of Buckland.[1]