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'''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]].
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'''Bucklebury''' was the chief village of [[Buckland]], lying in the shadow of [[Buck Hill]], seat of the [[Master of Buckland]]. It was built about a mile east of the banks of the River [[Brandywine]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>


The [[Bucklebury Ferry]] was a passage across the [[Brandywine]] between Bucklebury and the [[Marish]].
==Etymology==
The name means Buck-burg, or Buck-town (''buck'' always means male goat or deer).
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|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 name="nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 767</ref>
Based on this, [[David Salo]] has suggested that Bucklebury represents a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] form *''Buccanburh'' "[[Bucca]]'s burg".<ref>{{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35b63ee6a6c41e9862d6|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names (1.21)|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=2022-09-23}}</ref>
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Bucklebury
Village
General Information
LocationBuckland
TypeVillage
InhabitantsHobbits

Bucklebury was the chief village of Buckland, lying in the shadow of Buck Hill, seat of the Master of Buckland. It was built about a mile east of the banks of the River Brandywine.[1]

The Bucklebury Ferry was a passage across the Brandywine between Bucklebury and the Marish.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

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.[2]

Based on this, David Salo has suggested that Bucklebury represents a possible Old Hobbitish form *Buccanburh "Bucca's burg".[3]

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