' s ▁hom est ead ▁or ▁village . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁households ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁free hold ers ▁and ▁ 4 ▁small ▁hold ers . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁gave ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁HMS ▁Buck les ham , ▁a ▁Ham - class ▁mines we eper . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁school , ▁a ▁church , ▁a ▁village ▁hall ▁( shared ▁with ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Fox hall ), ▁houses ▁and ▁the ▁pub ▁is ▁named ▁The ▁Sh annon ▁after ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Philip ▁Bro ke ' s ▁ship ▁HMS ▁Sh annon ▁( 1 8 0 6 ). ▁A ▁small ▁c ott age ▁– ▁Sh ell ▁C ott age ▁– ▁near ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁church ▁was ▁the ▁old ▁school , ▁and ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁found ▁written ▁on ▁the ▁walls . ▁The ▁newer ▁school ▁has ▁ 1 5 ▁students ▁per ▁year ▁group , ▁and ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁students ▁in ▁all . ▁The ▁village ▁playing ▁field ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁the ▁football ▁team . ▁The ▁field ▁has ▁sw ings ▁and ▁an ▁obst acle ▁course . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Res idents ▁Bas il ▁Brown , ▁arch ae ologist ▁and ▁astronom er ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁discovered ▁and ▁exc av ated ▁a ▁ 7 th - century ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁ship ▁bur ial ▁at ▁S utton ▁H oo .