Buckland, Surrey
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| Buckland | |
  Buckland shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 585[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Mole Valley |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Betchworth |
| Postcode district | RH3 |
| Dialling code | 01737 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Mole Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Buckland is a village and civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. The village situated is between Dorking and Redhill. The civil parish of Buckland covers 515 hectares.
Buckland appears in Domesday Book as Bochelant. It was owned by John of Tonbridge. Buckland had a church, water-mill and thirty-five heads of household. Of these, seventeen farmed the land owned by the feudal lord, and ten were servants of the estate.[2]
The village church St Mary the Virgin was built in 1380.[3] The windmill is a tourist focal point.
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