In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ruckcroft like this:

RUCKCROFT, a village in Ainstable parish, Cumberland; near the river Eden, 3 miles N W of Kirkoswald.

Ruckcroft through time

Ruckcroft is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ruckcroft itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ruckcroft, in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26427

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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