Sellindge

Sellindge
Sellindge
	Sellindge Location within Kent
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″N 0°59′24″E / 51.1073°N 0.990°E

Sellindge is a civil parish and village on the A20 road between Ashford and Folkestone in Kent, South East England. Sellindge is part of North Downs West Ward of Folkestone and Hythe District Council but part of the Elham ward of Kent County Council.

Since 1971 the yearly Sellindge Steam Festival or Folkestone & Ashford Military Show has been held in the village.^[1] In 2008 and 2009 the Sellindge Music Festival was held in the village.^{[citation needed]}

The static inverter plant of HVDC Cross-Channel lies 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 called Otterpool is 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 Kent North Downs. The village has one public house, The Duke's Head, and a small shopping area. There is also a church.

In popular culture

Author Russell Hoban repurposes Sellindge as "Sel Out" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker.^[4]

References

^ "Folkestone & Ashford Military Show". Folkestone & Ashford Military Show. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ "Sellindge and District Residents Association". Sellindge and District Residents Association. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ Chessum, Victoria (28 November 2021). "Otterpool Park: The huge 10,000 home garden town completely changing the face of Kent". Kent Live. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Places - Riddley Walker Annotations". Errorbar. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

External links

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[1] "Folkestone & Ashford Military Show". Folkestone & Ashford Military Show. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[2] "Sellindge and District Residents Association". Sellindge and District Residents Association. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[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. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[4] "Places - Riddley Walker Annotations". Errorbar. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

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