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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Sholden Location within Kent | |
Population | 1,084 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TR355525 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DEAL |
Postcode district | CT14 |
Dialling code | 01304 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
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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]
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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