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Bucknell may refer to: Places *Bucknell, Oxfordshire, England * Bucknell, Shropshire, England * Bucknell railway station, Shropshire, England * Bucknell Ridge Antarctica * Bucknell Wood Meadows, Northamptonshire, England Educational institutions *Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, United States People * Barry Bucknell, Robert "Barry" Barraby Bucknell was an English TV presenter who popularised Do It Yourself (DIY) * Katherine Bucknell, an American scholar and novelist * John Bucknell (7 June 1872 – 5 March 1925) was an English cricket player. * William Bucknell, American Businessman, and benefactor of Bucknell University. * Margaret Bucknell Pecorini, American painter. *Peter Bucknell Peter Wentworth Bucknell (born 1967) is a filmmaker, author and classical violist residing in Barcelona. Film Bucknell is a commercial and documentary film maker who has made underwater films. In 2014 he wrote ''The Underwater GoPro Book'', a m ..., a filmmaker, an author and classical violis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucknell, Oxfordshire
Bucknell is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish northwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 260. Manor After the Norman Conquest of England, William I of England, William the Conqueror granted the Manor of Bucknell to Robert D'Oyly. In 1300 the Lord of the Manor of Bucknell was Sir Robert d'Amory, father of Roger d'Amory. The present manor house is early 17th century, but was mostly rebuilt in the 19th century. Parish church The Church of England parish church of Saint Peter has a central Norman architecture, Norman tower. The nave and chancel were enlarged in the 13th century and are English Gothic architecture#Early English Gothic, Early English Gothic. In the 15th century the bell stage was added to the bell tower and the English Gothic architecture#Perpendicular Gothic, Perpendicular Gothic clerestory was added to the nave. St Peter's is a Listed building#Categories of lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucknell, Shropshire
Bucknell is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The village lies on the River Redlake, within of the River Teme and close to Wales-England border, the border of Wales and Herefordshire. It is about east of Knighton, Powys, Knighton and is set within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The name is derived from Old English and means 'Bucca's hill' or 'he-goats' hill'. The village has the "P"s identified by Country Life (magazine), ''Country Life'' as essential to a successful village: a pub, a post office, a place of worship, a primary school and public transport. History The settlement of Bucknell was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, as ''Buckehale'' or ''Buckenhill''. At the time of the Domesday survey, the Shropshire and Herefordshire boundary divided the village. The Normans, Norman magnate Roger de Montgomery held the village from William the Conqueror, the King. He built many castles inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucknell Railway Station
Bucknell railway station serves the village of Bucknell in Shropshire, England south west of Shrewsbury on the Heart of Wales Line. This railway station is located at street level, adjacent to the level crossing and parallel with Weston Road near the centre of the village. All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales. The station has two platforms, although currently only the one adjacent to the original station building (now a private house and holiday cottage, which has been Grade-II listed since 1987) is operational, the other track having been taken out of use in 1965 and subsequently dismantled. History The station and line was constructed by the ''Knighton Railway'' and opened in 1861. Further construction and route openings in 1865 and 1868 subsequently put the station on a through route between Shrewsbury and Swansea. Bucknell station quickly became the rail outlet for a wide area, stimulating a growth in the village itself. Facilities The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucknell Ridge
Mount Aldrich () is a massive, somewhat flat-topped mountain standing at the east side of Ragotzkie Glacier in the Britannia Range, Antarctica. Discovery and name Mount Aldrich was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE; 1901–04) and named for Admiral Pelham Aldrich, who gave assistance to Robert Falcon Scott in preparing the expedition. Location Mount Aldridge is in the east of the Britannia Range. It lies on the main ridge, to the northeast of Mount McClintock, and overlooks the head of the Ragotzkie Glacier to the west. Its southern slopes drain to the Merrick Glacier and to other tributaries of the Byrd Glacier. Northern features Waldrip Ledge A conspicuous area of relatively level exposed rock along the north margin of Britannia Range. The feature about and rising to about high is located on the east side of the terminus of Ragotzkie Glacier at the juncture with Hatherton Glacier. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucknell Wood Meadows
Bucknell Wood Meadows is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Silverstone in Northamptonshire. This site consists of agriculturally unimproved fields on seasonally waterlogged soils. The flora is diverse with many herbs, including bird's-foot-trefoil, meadow buttercup ''Ranunculus acris'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, and is one of the more common buttercups across Europe and temperate Eurasia. Common names include meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup and giant but ... and devil's-bit scabious. Variations in the types of flora are partly due to different soils and partly to previous management practices. There is access from public footpaths which pass through the site. References {{Authority control Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northamptonshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal-arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineering. It offers 65 majors and 70 minors in the sciences and humanities. Located just south of Lewisburg, the campus rises above the West Branch Susquehanna River, West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Approximately 3,700 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students attend Bucknell. It is a member of the Patriot League in NCAA Division I athletics. Its athletic teams are the Bucknell Bison and its mascot is Bucky the Bison. History Founding and early years Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, Bucknell traces its origin to a group of Baptists from White Deer Valley Baptist Church who deemed it "desirable that a Literary Institution should be establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
