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Buckden, Cambridgeshire history

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Toponomy

Buckden was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Bugedene . The name originates from Old English; “Bucge” is a personal name and “dene” is an Old English word for valley . Buckden has also been referred to as Buggeden, Bokeden, Bukeden, and Bugden .

Roman

Evidence of Roman settlement was found in 1963–1964 at a quarry site to the east of the village . In 1981 signs of a Roman villa appeared close to the Towers . Excavations in 2006 revealed evidence of a Romano-British field system of the 1st–4th centuries CE .

Middle Ages

In 1961, excavations uncovered crucibles and crucible fragments that appear to have been used to manufacture white and yellow glass . The site of the find was 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the north-east of Buckden village .

Georgian period

Buckden’s site on the Great North Road made it a popular coaching stop in the 18th century . The Lion dates back to the 15th century and The George Inn, with its own courtyard and forge, was remodelled in 18th . The Spread Eagle, originating in the 17th century, was altered to include stables and its own brewery .

Victorian and modern times

In 1854 Buckden was described as “a quiet insignificant place compared to what it was in coaching times” The advent of the railways had changed its fortunes . The population had steadily risen from 869 in 1801 to a peak of 1,291 in 1841 .

Buckden, Cambridgeshire landmarks

Buckden Palace was a former residence of the Bishop of Lincoln. A house was built by the mid-12th century, where the bishop of Lincoln held court, but it burnt down in 1291. Further rebuilding and extension took place in the 15th century. The palace accommodated Catherine of Aragon for a short time.

Buckden, Cambridgeshire geography / climate

Buckden

The village of Buckden lies 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of the River Great Ouse . The western half of the parish slopes gently ground with low hills . Access from the A1 is via a roundabout at the southern edge of the village .

Hamlets

The hamlet of Hardwick is joined to the north-west of Buckden village, but on the western side of the A1 . There is a pedestrian subway under the road to connect it .

Geology

The village and parish lie on a bedrock of Oxford Clay Formation mudstone of blue-grey or olive-coloured clay formed some 156–165 million years ago in the Jurassic Period . The central area has river terrace deposits of sand and gravel from the Quaternary period .

Location

The southern boundary of the parish follows the line of Diddington Brook and the eastern boundary follows the River Great Ouse . The parish is located in the south-east of the town and south-west of the county .

Climate

The UK climate is defined like most of north-west Europe as a temperate oceanic climate or Cfb under the Köppen climate classification system . Protected from cool onshore coastal breezes further to the east, Cambridgeshire is warm in summer and cold and frosty in winter .

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