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Sheldwich
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| Parish | Sheldwich |
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| District | Swale |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Faversham |
| Dialling code | 01795 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Sheldwich is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England.
It is situated 3 miles south of the market town of Faversham, and 10 miles north of Ashford. It is fragmented into four, with North Street a distinct settlement bordering the A251, Sheldwich (including the Church and school) scattered further south on or close to the main road, Sheldwich Lees, a small village in its own right lying a third of a mile from the junction of Lees Court Road and the Ashford Road (A251), and the hamlet of Gosmere. Other than North Street and part of Gosmere, Sheldwich and Sheldwich Lees are included in the Kent Downs, (the eastern part of the North Downs), a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The village church, parts of which are eleventh century, is dedicated to St. James. It was extended and extensively restored in 1888. Because of the small scattered population (approximately 500 according to the 2001 census) the civil parish has now wards of the smaller neighbouring villages of Badlesmere and Leaveland.
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