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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 "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> | [[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> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Buckland]] | [[Category:Buckland]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]] | [[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]] | ||
[[de:Bockenburg]] | [[de:Bockenburg]] | ||
[[fi:Bukinpuri]] | [[fi:Bukinpuri]] | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 11 October 2010
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.
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]
