Buckler's Hard is a hamlet on the banks of the Beaulieu River in the English county of Hampshire. With its Georgian cottages running down to the river, Buckler's Hard is part of the 9,000-acre Beaulieu Estate. The hamlet is some 2.5 miles south of the village of Beaulieu.

Why is it called Bucklers Hard?

Buckler's Hard was possibly originally named after the Buckle family, who had been resident locally since at least 1668. The suffix 'Hard' was added, as is the case elsewhere on the south coast, to signify 'a natural, firm landing place'. The Buckles, however, were not involved in the development of the site.

What was Bucklers Hard originally called?

Buckler's Hard, originally called Montagu Town, was built by the second Duke of Montagu, and was intended to be a free port for trade with the West Indies. ... Henry Adams, a master shipwright, was sent from Deptford Dockyard to Buckler's Hard in 1744 by the Admiralty to oversee the building of these ships by Wyatt & Co.