Selsted

Selsted

Selsted CofE Primary School
Selsted

 Selsted shown within Kent
OS grid reference TR2244
District Shepway
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district CT15
Dialling code 01303
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Folkestone and Hythe
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Selsted is a hamlet in Kent, England. It is in the local government district of Shepway, and the electoral ward of North Downs East.[1]

During 2006, protests were held against a proposed closure of Selsted Church of England Promary School[2] by Kent County Council,[3][4] however, the plan was abandoned in September 2006.[5]

The village has a cricket team in Division 2 of the Kent Village League,[6] and who were the 2007 Lords Ashford League Champions.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Area: North Downs East". Neighbourhood.Statistics.gov.uk. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=3&c=Selsted&r=1&i=1001&m=0&s=1193764138293&enc=1&areaSearchText=North+Downs+East&areaSearchType=14&extendedList=true&searchAreas=Search. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
  2. ^ "Selsted Church of England Primary School". Selsted.kent.sch.uk. 2007-01-01. http://www.selsted.kent.sch.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-13. 
  3. ^ "Parents protest at school closure". BBC.co.uk. 2006-06-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/5059586.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
  4. ^ "Meeting over protest song school". BBC.co.uk. 2006-06-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/5120758.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
  5. ^ "Two more schools avoid being shut". BBC.co.uk. 2006-09-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/5348836.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
  6. ^ "Selsted v Norton". BBC.co.uk. 2006-06-18. http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2006/06/20/match_report_selsted_180606_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
  7. ^ "Selsted Cricket Club". Play-cricket.com. http://selsted.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
Towns and villages in the Shepway district of Kent, England