Sholden

Sholden is a quiet village near Deal towards Sandwich in Kent, South East England.It has previously be known as 'Soldone' and 'Scholdon'.It has a Grade II* listed church, St Nicholas, which is in the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Sandwich. It also has a school, a cricket field and one public house, 'The Sportsman'.It is also the starting point of Miner's Way Trail. Linking up the coalfield parishes of East Kent.GovernanceSholden is part of the electoral ward called Middle Deal and Sholden. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 7,414.