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Buckland is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,816 at the 2020 census. The town shares the village of Shelburne Falls with next to Shelburne. The town center at Shelburne Falls is the western halt of the Bridge of Flowers, a local tourist attraction.

Buckland is allowance of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Buckland was first granted in 1742 as “No Town”, as it was not currently part of either the village of Charlemont or Ashfield, which the estate belonged to as one large town. A sawmill was set occurring that year by Othneil Taylor and Asaph White, and eventually pact occurred. However, the townspeople did not want to enraged the Deerfield River or travel the long distance to Ashfield Village to attend services, so they petitioned the Massachusetts General Court for a sever incorporation. The town was incorporated on April 14, 1779, as Buckland, presumably named for the abundant hunting in the area.