How much do you know about Bucklebury?

(circle the nearest of the given figures)

 

1. How many people live in Bucklebury Parish?

    (1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000)

2. When was the avenue of oaks planted?

     (1500s,1600s,1700s,1800s,1900s)

3. How many rights of way are there in the parish?

     (25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200)

4. Where is the Hockett field?

(Upper Bucklebury, Bucklebury Village, The Slade, Turner’sGreen,

Chapel Row)

5. How many species of animals are there in the Farm Park?

    ( 5,10,15,20)     

6. How many churches are there in the Parish?

     ( 1,2,3,4,5)

7. Who owns the common?

(West Berks Council, The Bucklebury Estate, The Parish Council)

8. How old is the Cemetery Chapel?

     ( 50, 75, 100, 125, 150,175, 200 years)

9. What did the Memorial Hall extension cost?

( £50,000, £100,000, £150,000, £200,000, £250,000)

10. When did the old school in the village close?

     (1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s)

11. How many clubs/associations are there in the Parish?

     (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30)

12. How many “quiet lanes” are there?

     (1,2,3,4,5,6)

13. How many children go to Bucklebury Primary School?

     (50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300)

14. Whose coronation is commemorated on the Oak on the

common? ( Charles 1, James 1, George V, Victoria,

Edward V11)

 

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