Buckland Monachorum Explained

Buckland Monachorum
Settlement Type:	Village & civil parish
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	South West England
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Devon
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	1,511
Population As Of:	2006
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Post code
Postal Code:	PL20

Buckland Monachorum is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, situated on the River Tavy, about 10 miles north of Plymouth.

In 2006 the neighbourhood had an estimated 1,511 residents and 654 dwellings. The electoral ward of the same name gave a population of 3,380 at the 2011 census.^[1] At the 2011 United Kingdom census the civil parish had a population of 3,763.

Domesday Book (1086) records Buckland Monachorum (Bocheland) as having 46 households, land for 15 ploughs, a salt pan and a fishery.^[2] It was in the possession of William de Poilley, one of 17 estates he held in southern Devon as a tenant-in-chief of William the Conqueror.^{[3] [4]}

Near to Buckland Monachorum is Buckland Abbey, home of Sir Francis Drake during the Elizabethan era. The village is the site of St Andrew's, a 12th-century church with a Saxon baptismal font and the tombs of the Drake family and Lord Heathfield, the defender of Gibraltar, many historic buildings, and a complex of interesting gardens, known as "The Garden House". The Gift House, a seventeenth-century Almshouse, was built by a descendant of Sir Francis Drake.

The Drake Manor Inn - a public house, restaurant and B&B - is also situated in the village. A general store and Post Office was situated in the village until 2003. St Andrew's C of E Primary School is located in the village, providing education for around 200 pupils from the local area. In 2007 Ofsted judged the school 'outstanding'.^[5]

Civil parish

In addition to Buckland Monachorum, the parish includes the villages of Yelverton, Clearbrook, Crapstone and Milton Combe.^[6]

Notable people

• Seth Lakeman, Sam Lakeman and Sean Lakeman, folk musicians who grew up as brothers in the village.

External links

• Buckland Monachorum Parish Council
• Buckland Monachorum
• St Andrew's Church of England

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Ward population 2011. 16 February 2015.
2. Domesday Book, a complete translation. Penguin, London; 2003, p.316
3. Web site: Principal Holders of Devonshire Manors in the Domesday Book - Hemyock Castle. Sheppard. Richard. hemyockcastle.co.uk. en-gb. 2017-10-21.
4. Web site: William 60. domesday.pase.ac.uk. 2017-10-21.
5. Web site: St Andrew's Church of England Primary School . Offsted Inspection Reports. 17 December 2016.
6. Web site: Parish Information . bucklandmonachorum-pc.gov.uk . Buckland Monachorum Parish Council . 7 February 2024.