- Ruckinge
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Ruckinge
latitude= 51.0656longitude= 0.8626
civil_parish= Ruckinge
population = 727
shire_district= Ashford
shire_county=Kent
region= South East Englandconstituency_westminster= Ashford
post_town= TONBRIDGE
postcode_district = TN26
postcode_area= TN
dial_code= 01233
os_grid_reference= TR025335Thevillage of Ruckinge is located in Kent. It lies seven miles southeast of Ashford on the B2067Hamstreet to Hythe road. It is the centre of acivil parish of the same name, which also includes the scattered community of Bromley Green. The population of the parish is 727 persons, and is divided in two (Upper and Lower) by a belt of woodland.The village has a public house (Blue Anchor), church (St Mary Magdalene) and
Methodist chapel. TheRoyal Military Canal runs to the south of Ruckinge. Ruckinge's history includes smuggling, once rife onRomney Marsh and it is rumoured that the notorious Ransley brothers were buried in Ruckinge churchyard after being hanged atPenenden Heath , Maidstone.Until the early 1990s Ruckinge had a village shop/post office. Today the nearest shops and railway station are in nearby Hamstreet. Ruckinge does have lively Scout and Guide associations which it shares with the larger village.
Sources
* [http://www.ashford.gov.uk/about_the_borough/towns_and_villages/ruckinge.aspx Ashford Borough Council - Notes and history]
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