Sellindge

Sellindge
Sellindge
	Sellindge Location withinKent
Population	1,356 (parish,2001 Census)
OS grid reference	TR100382
Civil parish	Sellindge;
District	Folkestone and Hythe;
Shire county	Kent;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ASHFORD
Postcode district	TN25
Dialling code	01303
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
	List of places UK England Kent 51°06′26″N0°59′24″E/ 51.1073°N 0.990°E

Sellindgeis acivil parishand village on theA20 roadbetweenAshfordandFolkestoneinKent,South East England.Sellindge is part ofNorth DownsWest Ward ofFolkestone and HytheDistrict Council but part of theElhamward of Kent County Council.

Since 1971 til 2014 the yearly Sellindge Steam rally was held on Hope farm by Les Birch. Folkestone & Ashford Military Show has been held on the same site since 2019.^[1]In 2008 and 2009 the Sellindge Music Festival was held in the village.^{[citation needed]}

The static inverter plant ofHVDC Cross-Channellies south of the motorway on Church Lane. Plans exist for a 3,000 capacity lorry park and an anaerobic digestion plant.^[2]A new town calledOtterpoolis planned nearby.^[3]

Sport & Leisure

The village has a sports and social club and a village hall.^{[citation needed]}Sellindge has to its northern side the KentNorth Downs.The village has onepublic house,The Duke's Head, and a small shopping area. There is also a church.

In popular culture

AuthorRussell Hobanrepurposes Sellindge as "Sel Out" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novelRiddley Walker.^[4]

References

^"Folkestone & Ashford Military Show".Folkestone & Ashford Military Show.Retrieved11 June2019.
^"Sellindge and District Residents Association".Sellindge and District Residents Association.Retrieved31 October2018.
^Chessum, Victoria (28 November 2021)."Otterpool Park: The huge 10,000 home garden town completely changing the face of Kent".Kent Live.Retrieved8 May2023.
^"Places - Riddley Walker Annotations".Errorbar.Archivedfrom the original on 29 July 2021.Retrieved21 August2022.

External links

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[1] "Folkestone & Ashford Military Show".Folkestone & Ashford Military Show.Retrieved11 June2019.

[2] "Sellindge and District Residents Association".Sellindge and District Residents Association.Retrieved31 October2018.

[KL_2021-3] Chessum, Victoria (28 November 2021)."Otterpool Park: The huge 10,000 home garden town completely changing the face of Kent".Kent Live.Retrieved8 May2023.

[4] "Places - Riddley Walker Annotations".Errorbar.Archivedfrom the original on 29 July 2021.Retrieved21 August2022.

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