Sholden

Sholden
St Nicholas' Church, Sholden
Sholden is located in Kent
Sholden
Sholden
Location within Kent
Population1,084 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTR355525
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDEAL
Postcode districtCT14
Dialling code01304
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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England
Kent
51°13′23″N 1°22′16″E / 51.2230°N 1.3712°E / 51.2230; 1.3712

Sholden is a small village adjacent to the seaside town of Deal, lying on the road towards Sandwich in Kent, South East England.

History

It has previously been known as 'Soldone' and 'Scholdon'.[2]

It has a Grade II* listed church, St Nicholas,[3] which is in the diocese of Canterbury, and deanery of Sandwich.[2] It also has a school, a cricket field and one public house, 'The Sportsman'.

It is the starting point of the Miner's Way Trail, a hiking trail linking up the coalfield parishes of East Kent.[4]

Governance

Sholden is part of the electoral ward of Middle Deal and Sholden. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 7,414.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Hasted, Edward (1800). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 9. Institute of Historical Research: 605–611. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ British Listed Buildings retrieved 20 July 2013
  4. ^ "The History of the Coalfield Parishes". www.dover.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Middle Deal and Sholden ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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