Selsted
{{Short description|Hamlet in Kent, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|official_name= Selsted
|coordinates = {{coord|51.1565|1.1715|display=inline,title}}
|static_image = Selsted CofE Primary School, Kent.jpg
|static_image_width = 200px
|static_image_caption= Selsted CofE Primary School
|population =
|civil_parish =
|shire_district= Folkestone and Hythe
| shire_county = Kent
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= Folkestone and Hythe
|post_town=
|postcode_district = CT15
|postcode_area= CT
|dial_code=01303
|os_grid_reference= TR2244
}}
Selsted is a hamlet in Kent, England. It is in the local government district of Folkestone and Hythe, and the electoral ward of North Downs East.{{cite web | title = Area: North Downs East | publisher = Neighbourhood.Statistics.gov.uk| url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=3&c=Selsted&r=1&i=1001&m=0&s=1193764138293&enc=1&areaSearchText=North+Downs+East&areaSearchType=14&extendedList=true&searchAreas=Search|date= | accessdate = 2007-10-30}}
During 2006, protests were held against a proposed closure of Selsted Church of England Primary School{{cite web| title = Selsted Church of England Primary School| publisher = Selsted.kent.sch.uk| url = http://www.selsted.kent.sch.uk| date = 2007-01-01| accessdate = 2007-12-13| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071213170845/http://www.selsted.kent.sch.uk/| archivedate = 2007-12-13}} by Kent County Council,{{cite web | title = Parents protest at school closure | publisher = BBC.co.uk| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/5059586.stm|date= 2006-06-08 | accessdate = 2007-10-30}}{{cite web | title = Meeting over protest song school| publisher = BBC.co.uk| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/5120758.stm|date= 2006-06-28 | accessdate = 2007-10-30}} however, the plan was abandoned in September 2006.{{cite web | title = Two more schools avoid being shut | publisher = BBC.co.uk| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/5348836.stm|date= 2006-09-15 | accessdate = 2007-10-30}}
The village has a cricket team in Division 2 of the Kent Village League,{{cite web| title = Selsted v Norton| publisher = BBC.co.uk| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2006/06/20/match_report_selsted_180606_feature.shtml| date = 2006-06-18| accessdate = 2007-10-30| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110164332/http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2006/06/20/match_report_selsted_180606_feature.shtml| archivedate = 2012-11-10}} and who were the 2007 Lords Ashford League Champions.{{cite web| title = Selsted Cricket Club| publisher = Play-cricket.com| url = http://selsted.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp| accessdate = 2007-10-30| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://archive.today/20120730102411/http://selsted.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp| archivedate = 2012-07-30}}