Sholden
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|official_name= Sholden
|static_image= St Nicholas Sholden 1.jpg
|static_image_width= 250px
|static_image_caption= St Nicholas' Church, Sholden
|coordinates = {{coord|51.2230|1.3712|display=inline,title}}
|label_position= left
|population = 1,084
|shire_district= Dover
|shire_county = Kent
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= Dover
|post_town= DEAL
|postcode_district = CT14
|postcode_area= CT
|dial_code= 01304
|os_grid_reference= TR355525
}}
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'.{{cite journal |last=Hasted |first=Edward |year=1800 |title=Parishes |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63600 |journal=The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |volume=9 |pages=605–611 |accessdate=12 January 2014}}
It has a Grade II* listed church, St Nicholas,[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-428196-church-of-st-nicholas-sholden-kent British Listed Buildings] retrieved 20 July 2013 which is in the diocese of Canterbury, and deanery of Sandwich. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dover.gov.uk/kentcoal/minerstrail/history.asp|title=The History of the Coalfield Parishes|work=www.dover.gov.uk|accessdate=20 November 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113144539/http://www.dover.gov.uk/kentcoal/minerstrail/history.asp|archivedate=13 January 2014|df=dmy-all}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/middle-deal-and-sholden-e05004952#sthash.xKGiHgva.dpbs|title=Middle Deal and Sholden ward population 2011|accessdate=4 October 2015}}
References
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External links
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Category:Civil parishes in Kent
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