Bucquoy () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region
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in northern
France
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.
The grounds, property of the
Lords of Bucquoy The Lords of Bucquoy were members of the feudal nobility of the Netherlands. Now part of France, the dominium of Bucquoy was inherited by many important families. The House of Longueval moved to Bohemia in ''circa'' 1620.
History
Bushoy, as it w ...
, became a county in 1666 by request of Charles II.
Geography
A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of
Arras on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8.
Population
Sights
* The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, like most of the village, after destruction during
World War I
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,
* The ruins of a 13th-century château.
* Queens Cemetery, for First World War allied casualties
Queens Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
The CWGC cemetery
The communal cemetery
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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