Tower Barn and pond, beneath the North Downs, in the Surrey village of Buckland, near Reigate.

Poem.

 

The archetypal, classic essence of England.

Black-boarded Tower Barn.

Farmhouses and cottages.

Pond with Weeping Willow,

yellow Water-Irises,

floating Lily-Pads

and old Bulrushes.

Village store and Post Office

with quaint windmill, nearby.

Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1068,

Buckland’s Parish Church, dedicated to St. Mary-the-Virgin,

dates back to the 13th. Century.

Main road links Reigate and Dorking.

Away from it, this is a tranquil haven,

the best of England’s rural soul.

 

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