Distances 
From Triabunna, Buckland is 25 km ,and half an hour. 
From Swansea, Buckland is 78 km, and 55 minutes. 

Services Today 
There is a public phone box on the highway. 
We have fuel at the shop. 
And we have lots of visitor information. 

The Shops in Buckland 
In Buckland we have a roadhouse that has petrol, take away food and some groceries and we have a hotel.  The hotel’s original name is “Ye Olde Buckland Inn”. 

The Town Today 
In Buckland there are 59 children that we know of, and that is counting from new born babies to older children. 

The History of Buckland 
In the beginning Buckland was called Prosser Plains.  Buckland was then named after William Buckland, Dean of Westminster at the time. 
After G.M. Parker left Prosser Plains he saw that the road turned east at Gatehouse Marsh and reached the seashore.  It ran along here to the Prosser River where people were ferried over by an old whaler named Hedge. 
Once Mr Thomas Cruttenden owned nearly all Buckland.  He had a lot of land. 
My house is in Cruttenden St.  It used to be one of the old mill houses until we pulled it down and rebuilt it in 1990. 
In Buckland at first used to be 200 people living there. 

About the Church 
The wall around the church was built by Fitzherbert Adams Marriot. 
The church at Buckland is a St John the Babtist church.  It was famous for its stained glass window.  It is lit up at night time from the outside. 

The History of the Church Window 
The church window came from England and was made in the 1400’s.  It was supposed to go to Buckland in England, but it came to Buckland in Tasmania. 

Buckland Inn History 
The pub was built around about 1843 and licensed in 2845.  The original bar still exists. 
Ian Walker who works at the pub has just found out that there is a big cellar.  (That’s my Dad!) 
The pub was built before the old post office. 

Tourist Attractions 
Today if you are a tourist and you come to Buckland you can see the old burnt down house, the hotel, the old grave yard, the old memorial, the Roadhouse, the church and the Buckland Bazaar.  
The church has a lot of imformation.  

What to See and Do 
*Go and see the church of St John the Baptist.  It was built in 1846. 
*You can read the tomb inscriptions. 
*You can have a barbecue at the sports ground. 
*You can go for a swim under the Buckland Bridge. 
*You can dine at the Hotel or at the Roadhouse. 
*You can go for a horseback ride.  Out Nugent way is a great ride. 
*You can go for a very long bike ride out Nugent or Sand Road River or Woodsdale. 
*Walk around at night- but some people sometimes follow you and try to convince you to let them in your home. 
*You can go fishing.