Buckton and Coxall, Herefordshire
Extract from Littlebury's Directory and Gazetteer of Herefordshire, 1876-7
with Private and Commercial Residents
Transcription by Rosemary Lockie © 2002
BUCKTON AND COXALL comprises a township in Herefordshire, but
belonging to the parish of Bucknell, Salop. It is distant 7 miles E. of
Knighton, 27 N.W. of Hereford, and about 2 from Bucknell station on
the Central Wales railway; in Wigmore hundred, petty sessional division,
and polling district, Knighton union and county court district. The
population of the township in 1861 was 168; in 1871, 172; inhabited
houses, 33; families or separate occupiers, 33; area, 1,430 acres; annual
rateable value, £1,666. The soil is loamy; subsoil, sandy; chief produce,
wheat, barley, roots, &c. Coxall Knoll camp was the last post occupied
by the gallant Caractacus. Its form is irregular, but somewhat approaching
to the section of an ellipsis; within the works, and on the banks,
grow some fine old oaks. It is situated about 1 mile N. from Brampton
Brian park.
POSTAL REGULATIONS.- Letters are received through Leintwardine,
which is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Letters should be
addressed - Buckton (or Coxall), Leintwardine, R.S.O., Herefordshire.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
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(None listed)
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COMMERCIAL.
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Davies John, farmer and timber dealer
Galliers Mrs., farmer, Buckton park
Longmore John, frmr., Lower ho., Buckton
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Longmore Thomas J., farmer, Buckton
Rogers Thomas, farmer, Coxall
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[OCR/Transcription by Rosemary Lockie in September 2002
from a copy of Littlebury's Directory of Herefordshire, 1876-7 in Hereford Central Library]
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