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|name=Buckna | |name=Buckna | ||
|county=Antrim | |county=Antrim | ||
|picture= | |picture=Buckna Orange Hall.JPG | ||
|picture caption= | |picture caption=Buckna Orange Hall | ||
|os grid ref= | |os grid ref=D209073 | ||
|LG district= | |latitude=54.899 | ||
|longitude=-6.116 | |||
|population= | |||
|census year=2001 | |||
|post town=Ballymena | |||
|postcode=BT42 | |||
|dialling code=028 | |||
|LG district=Mid and East Antrim | |||
|constituency=North Antrim | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Buckna''' is a village in [[County Antrim]]. | '''Buckna''' is a small village four miles east of [[Broughshane]] in [[County Antrim]], close to [[Slemish]] mountain. | ||
{{ | The name of the place is from the Gaelic language; ''Bochnach'', meaning 'Hilly'<ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=16586 Placenames NI]: Buckna, County Antrim</ref> Previous forms of the name appearing on maps and in documents include ''Boughna'' (1669), ''Buckna'' (1780) and ''Bocnach'' (1832). | ||
==Outside links== | |||
{{commons}} | |||
*[http://www.buckna.org/ Buckna Presbyterian Church] | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
Latest revision as of 21:14, 1 November 2017
| Buckna | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 Buckna Orange Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | D209073 |
| Location: | 54°53’56"N, 6°6’58"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ballymena |
| Postcode: | BT42 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid & East Antrim |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Antrim |
Buckna is a small village four miles east of Broughshane in County Antrim, close to Slemish mountain.
The name of the place is from the Gaelic language; Bochnach, meaning 'Hilly'[1] Previous forms of the name appearing on maps and in documents include Boughna (1669), Buckna (1780) and Bocnach (1832).
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Buckna) |
References
- ↑ Placenames NI: Buckna, County Antrim