Chislet
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Chislet | |
Chislet shown within Kent |
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District | City of Canterbury |
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Shire county | Kent |
Region | South East |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
European Parliament | South East England |
List of places: UK • England • Kent |
Chislet is a sprawling rural parish in the northeast of the English county of Kent between the city of Canterbury and the Isle of Thanet. It is also the name of a village within the parish.
Until its closure in 1970, Chislet colliery was the most northerly in Kent. Chislet had a windmill until 2005, when it was burnt down. The mill stood 2¼ miles (3.6 km) from the church.
Chislet parish includes the villages:
- Boyden Gate
- Chislet
- Chislet Forstal
- Highstead
- Marshside
- Upstreet
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Details of the church
- Map sources for Chislet
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