Sholden

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Sholden
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St Nicholas' Church, Sholden
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Sholden
Location within Kent
Population1,084 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference TR355525
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Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DEAL
Postcode district CT14
Dialling code 01304
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51°13′23″N1°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.

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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]

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References

  1. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 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.