Sholden

Human settlement in England

Region

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]

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]

^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ ^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.
^ British Listed Buildings retrieved 20 July 2013
^ "The History of the Coalfield Parishes". www.dover.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
^ "Middle Deal and Sholden ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 October 2015.