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 cricket field 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, Ash, Aylesham, Chillenden, Eastry, Eythorne, Elvington, Goodn ...

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

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.

References

External links

Sholden Action Group
Villages in Kent Dover District Civil parishes in Kent {{Kent-geo-stub