Sholden is a small village adjacent to the seaside town of

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, lying on the road towards

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History

It has previously been known as 'Soldone' and 'Scholdon'. It has a

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church, St Nicholas, which is in the

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, and deanery of Sandwich. It also has a

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, a

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and one

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, 'The Sportsman'. It is the starting point of the

Miner's Way Trail The Miner's Way Trail is a long-distance circular footpath in England, starting at Sholden, Kent. Linking up the coalfield parishes of East Kent. Including; the parishes of Deal, Kent, Deal, Ash, Dover, Ash, Aylesham, Chillenden, Eastry, Eythor ...

, a hiking trail linking up the coalfield parishes of East Kent.

Governance

Sholden is part of the

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of Middle Deal and Sholden. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 7,414.

References

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Villages in Kent Dover District Civil parishes in Kent {{Kent-geo-stub