English Heritage sites near Sholden Parish
DEAL CASTLE
2 miles from Sholden Parish
For a fascinating day out on the Kent coast then look no further than Deal Castle. Built by the order of King Henry VIII it is one of the finest Tudor artillery castles in England.
WALMER CASTLE AND GARDENS
3 miles from Sholden Parish
Built during the reign of King Henry VIII and perched on the picturesque Kent coastline, Walmer Castle is one of the most fascinating visitor attractions in the South East.
RICHBOROUGH ROMAN FORT AND AMPHITHEATRE
4 miles from Sholden Parish
Evocatively sited amid the East Kent marshes, Richborough is perhaps the most symbolically important of all Roman sites in Britain, witnessing both the beginning and almost the end of Roman rule here.
ST AUGUSTINE'S CROSS
6 miles from Sholden Parish
This 19th-century cross of Saxon design marks what is traditionally thought to have been the site of St Augustine's landing on the shores of England in AD 597.
DOVER CASTLE
8 miles from Sholden Parish
High atop the iconic White Cliffs of Dover sits the most iconic of all English fortresses. From the mighty medieval keep to the labyrinth of secret wartime tunnels below, a family day out at Dover towers above all others.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CHURCH, DOVER
9 miles from Sholden Parish
The foundations of a small medieval church, traditionally said to have been the site of King John's submission to the Papal Legate in 1213.
Churches in Sholden Parish
St Nicholas
London Road Deal
Sholden
Deal
01304369919
St. Nicholas Sholden is a small village church located on the Deal-Sandwich road and until 1985 had its own vicar but since then has been part of the Parish of Upper Deal and Great Mongeham.
Services and service times may be found in the What's On? news sheet that is uploaded to this site weekly. We look forward to welcoming you.
The church has close links with Sholden CofE Primary School located just 2-300 metres along the Deal-Sandwich road and because of this link many of the children and their parents attend the church for school services.
The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an example of the thirteenth century in its present state. It is built of flint with Caen stone dressings and Hythe stone buttresses. It shows in the flint work patches of reconstruction. Of its foundation a single fragment of moulding built in as a top stone of a putt log hole high up in the north wall might be 12th century work and so suggest that there was a small church of that date.
The original Deal to Sandwich road passed the church through what is now the present graveyard with the doorway being on the north side of the church. This doorway has been enclosed and is now the vicar's vestry. The current road or turnpike was approved by parliament in 1795 and it was constructed shortly afterwards deviating from the old path at Jenkins Well. This is between the public entrance to Warden House School and the hairdressers.
We are always grateful for all donations towards the upkeep of this historical building.
Pubs in Sholden Parish
Algar Lodge Farm Shop & Cafe
Chequers
Kingfisher
Sholden Village Stores
Sportsman
23 The Street, Sholden, CT14 0AL
(01304) 380321
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