Pluckley

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Pluckley
Coordinates: 51.1761° N 0.7578° E
Population	1050[1]
OS grid reference	TQ927455
Parish	Pluckley
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TONBRIDGE
Postcode district	TN27
Dial code	01233
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Ashford
European Parliament	South East England

Pluckley is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, United Kingdom. It is located close to the North Downs, and is approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Ashford.

References to Pluckley can be found in the Domesday Book, at which time it was a more significant settlement than the now considerably larger town of Ashford.

The village is approximately 5 miles (8 km) from the nearest junction of the M20 motorway, is served by Pluckley railway station, about 1.25 miles (2 km) to the south and lies on the long distance walking route, the Greensand Way and close to the Stour Valley Walk.

Pluckley has two particular claims to fame: the ITV drama series, The Darling Buds of May, was filmed there; and it is said to be the most haunted village in Britain. It is reputed to have twelve (possible thirteen) ghosts. These are:

• The spectre of the highwayman
• A phantom coach and horses
• The ghost of the Gypsy woman
• The black ghost of the miller
• The hanging body of the schoolmaster
• The colonel of the woods
• The ghost of the screaming man
• The Lady of Rose Court
• The Phantom Monk
• The White Lady of Dering
• The Red Lady (and a mysterious modern ghost)

Pluckley was also featured on an episode of BBC's 'Top Gear'. Two of the presenters, James May and Richard Hammond, were filming a review of Smarts new ForFour. The presenters spent 24 consecutive hours in the car, sleeping in a car park in the 'Screaming Woods'.

[edit] External links

• Village website

[edit] References

1. ^ Ashford Borough Council Census 2001

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