Ruckinge

Ruckinge
Ruckinge is located in Kent
Ruckinge
Ruckinge
Location within Kent
Area13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Population767 (Civil Parish 2021)[1]
• Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR025335
Civil parish
  • Ruckinge
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshford
Postcode districtTN26
Dialling code01233
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°03′56″N 0°51′45″E / 51.0656°N 0.8626°E / 51.0656; 0.8626

Ruckinge /rʌkɪn/ is a village and civil parish in south Kent centred 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Ashford on the B2067 Hamstreet to Hythe road, with two settled neighbourhoods. It is, broadly defined, a narrow, fairly large rural parish of land which is about one quarter woodland.