The village and civil parish of Pluckley sits in the district of Ashford in Kent, south‑east England, set among rolling downland and mixed farmland within the Kent Downs area of outstanding natural beauty. The settlement retains a historic core with a medieval parish church and traditional pubs such as the Dering Arms, and is ringed by lanes and small woods that are popular with walkers.
Pluckley is perhaps best known for its folklore - often billed as "Britain’s most haunted village" - a reputation that brings occasional visitors and media interest alongside a quiet rural economy based on agriculture and commuting into Ashford. A small, active community stage village fetes and local events, and the mix of listed buildings, countryside and local amenities gives it the character of a quintessential Kentish village.
Postcode districts covering Pluckley
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Maidstone 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Gillingham 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Chatham 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21 miles33.8 km
- Folkestone 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Ashford 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Canterbury 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Gravesend 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Sittingbourne 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Dover 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Tonbridge 20.5 miles33 km
Neighbouring places
- Pluckley Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Little Chart Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Upper Weald Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Egerton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Weald North Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Bethersden Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hothfield Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Smarden Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Weald Central Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Boughton Malherbe Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Great Chart with Singleton Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Charing Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Pluckley
TN27 0RJ, TN27 0SD, TN27 0PP, TN27 0RR, TN27 0ST, TN27 0DZ, TN27 0PH, TN27 0RF, TN27 0RH … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 27.9 miles44.9 km
- London City Airport 38 miles61.1 km
- Pluckley Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Charing Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
Hotels near Pluckley Ad
- Holiday Inn Ashford - North A20 3 3 miles4.8 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Boys Hall 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Ashford International Hotel & Spa 4 5 miles8.1 km
- The Conningbrook Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
Schools in Pluckley
- Pluckley C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- Boughton Place Estate 10 miles16 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 13 miles20.9 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 15 miles24.2 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 15.4 miles24.8 km