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Hucking Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Maidstone · Region: South East

Explore Hucking, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hucking map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Hucking, Kent

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hucking, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceHucking
Traditional CountyKent
District / BoroughMaidstone
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.294173
Longitude0.644222
Place TypeHamlet

About Hucking

Hucking remains a sequestered fragment of the North Downs, where the chalky earth meets the sky in a quiet, elevated solitude. It lies 5.1 miles south-west of Sittingbourne (from Sittingbourne: bearing 231°T, OS grid TQ 844 583), and is situated north of Hollingbourne village. The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, open character of the landscape, where the wind moves with an uninterrupted purpose across the high, rolling fields. A short distance away, the North Downs Way Viewpoint offers a vantage point from which the entire tapestry of the Kentish Weald appears muted and softened by distance. Hucking maintains a sparse, agrarian dignity, defined by narrow lanes that seem to have been etched by the slow passage of heavy iron wheels over many generations. The presence of Squirrel Wood nearby adds a dense, verdant contrast to the otherwise exposed summit, sheltering the local soil from the more insistent gales. Throughout the seasons, the quality of light in Hucking alters the appearance of the ancient flint walls, turning them from a pale, austere grey to a warm, bruised gold as the sun descends. This high-altitude isolation ensures that Hucking persists as a place where the clamour of the modern world is effectively held at bay by the sheer height of the chalk escarpment.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Shepherd (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 200° SSW
  • North Downs Way Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 198° SSW
  • Squirrel Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.3 mi, 327° NNW
  • Hollingbourne Downs Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 168° SSE · 61 ha
  • Stockbury Valley (Valley) — 1.9 mi, 012° NNE
  • Medieval Moated Site, Ripple Manor (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 237° WSW
  • Ringwork And Baileys At Church Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 007° N · 2 ha
  • Thurnham Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 269° W · 1 ha
  • White Horse Wood (Park) — 2.3 mi, 273° W
  • Thurnham Castle (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 270° W
  • Detling Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.4 mi, 276° W
  • Whipstakes Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.5 mi, 023° NNE
  • Kent Showground (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 284° WNW
  • Gore Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 063° ENE
  • The Green (Park) — 3.1 mi, 242° WSW
  • Queendown Warren Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 343° NNW · 22 ha
  • Synden Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 161° SSE
  • Leeds Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.2 mi, 191° S · 164 ha
  • Dog collar museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 190° S
  • The Great Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 190° S
  • The Lilk (River) — 3.4 mi, 233° SW
  • Falconry Shows (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 187° S
  • Monkdown Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 298° WNW
  • Operation Sunsetters Spot (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 282° WNW
  • Brother Percival statue (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 146° SE
  • River Len (River) — 4.0 mi, 166° SSE
  • Stoneacre (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 225° SW
  • Oasthouse Theatre (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 343° NNW
  • Volunteers Pavilion (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 242° WSW
  • Light Cinema Sittingbourne (Cinema) — 5.1 mi, 050° NE

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About This Hucking Map Page

Explore Hucking, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.294173, 0.644222. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.