Ruckinge is a small, rural parish in the borough of Ashford, Kent, in south‑east England. It sits amid rolling farmland and hedgerow-bound lanes on the fringes of the low-lying Romney Marsh countryside, and is characterised by flint cottages, farm buildings and a historic parish church and several listed buildings that hint at a long rural past.
Locally the economy still has an agricultural feel, but many residents commute into Ashford or to nearby coastal towns, so the village combines working farms with a quiet commuter community. Social life tends to revolve around the village hall, local gatherings and walking routes through the surrounding countryside, giving Ruckinge a distinctly community-focused, village atmosphere.
Postcode districts covering Ruckinge
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 19 miles30.5 km
- Maidstone 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Gillingham 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Folkestone 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Ashford 5 miles8.1 km
- Canterbury 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Sittingbourne 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Dover 19 miles30.5 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 23.6 miles38 km
- Herne Bay 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Deal 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Whitstable 20.6 miles33.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Hamstreet Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Orlestone Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Bilsington Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bromley Green Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Saxon Shore Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Warehorne Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bonnington Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kenardington Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Newchurch Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Brenzett Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Aldington Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Ruckinge
TN26 2PQ, TN26 2EQ, TN26 2NZ, TN26 2PR, TN26 2PA, TN26 2NS, TN26 2PL, TN26 2PP, TN26 2PW … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 35.5 miles57.2 km
- London Gatwick Airport 46 miles74.1 km
- Ham Street Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Appledore Railway Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Ruckinge Ad
- Boys Hall 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Hog Deer Creek - at Port Lympne Reserve 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The Conningbrook Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Ashford International Hotel & Spa 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 8.1 miles13 km
- The Print House Inn 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- White Lion Tenterden 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Holiday Inn Ashford - North A20 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Camber Sands Beach 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Denge Beach Beach 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Dungeness Old Lighthouse Historic site 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Folkestone White Horse Archaeological site 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Folkestone Castle Historic site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Kingsworth Gardens Gardens 12.9 miles20.8 km