Bucklow Hill
Appearance
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Bucklow Hill is a village in Cheshire, England whose name originates from a slight rise in the road.[1] It is part of the civil parish of Mere and is located at the junction of the A5034 road and the B5569 road.
History
[edit]The Bucklow Hundred of Cheshire derives its name from this place.[1] Soldiers were mustered here in 1549 to reinforce the English troops in Scotland during the Rough Wooing.[1] A nonconformist chapel was founded at Bucklow Hill in the 19th century.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Henry Green (1859). Knutsford, Its Traditions and History: With Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Notices of the Neighbourhood. London: Smith, Elder, & Company.
- ^ Wilson, Linda (1999). ""Constrained by Zeal": Women in Mid‐NineteenthCentury Nonconformist Churches". Journal of Religious History. 23 (2): 185–202. doi:10.1111/1467-9809.00081.
53°20′43.18″N 2°24′18.86″W / 53.3453278°N 2.4052389°W