Ruckinge
Encyclopedia
The village
of Ruckinge is located in Kent. It lies seven miles southeast of Ashford
on the B2067 Hamstreet
to Hythe
road. It is the centre of a civil 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. The Royal Military Canal
runs to the south of Ruckinge. Ruckinge's history includes smuggling, once rife on Romney Marsh
and it is rumoured that the notorious Ransley brothers were buried in Ruckinge churchyard after being hanged at Penenden 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.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
of Ruckinge is located in Kent. It lies seven miles southeast of Ashford
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...
on the B2067 Hamstreet
Hamstreet
Hamstreet is a village in Kent, in South East England.The village is located some 6 miles south of Ashford on the A2070, the main road between Ashford and Hastings...
to Hythe
Hythe, Kent
Hythe , is a small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the District of Shepway on the south coast of Kent. The word Hythe or Hithe is an Old English word meaning Haven or Landing Place....
road. It is the centre of a civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
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. The Royal Military Canal
Royal Military Canal
The Royal Military Canal is a canal running for 28 miles between Seabrook near Folkestone and Cliff End near Hastings, following the old cliff line bordering Romney Marsh.-Construction:...
runs to the south of Ruckinge. Ruckinge's history includes smuggling, once rife on Romney Marsh
Romney Marsh
Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about 100 mi ² .-Quotations:*“As Egypt was the gift of the Nile, this level tract .....
and it is rumoured that the notorious Ransley brothers were buried in Ruckinge churchyard after being hanged at Penenden Heath
Penenden Heath
Penenden Heath is a suburb in the town of Maidstone in Kent, England.As the name suggests it is nucleated around a former heath .-History:...
, 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.