Sholden
Sholden is a locality in Dover District, Kent, England. Sholden is situated nearby to the hamlet Hacklinge, as well as near Finglesham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deal Castle and Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club.
Deal Castle
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Deal Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Deal, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club is an 18-hole links golf course, in the town of Deal in Kent, in southeastern England. The course is often known simply as Deal.
Sandown Castle
Ruins
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Sandown Castle was an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deal and Sandwich.
Deal
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Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, 8 miles north-east of Dover and 8 miles south of Ramsgate.
Sandwich
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Sandwich is a village in Kent, one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. In the 14th and 15th centuries the harbour silted up and the river changed its course, leaving Sandwich well inland: so it lost its importance and its attractive medieval centre was preserved.
Walmer
Village
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Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent, in England. Located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is six miles south-east of Sandwich, Kent. The town's coastline and castle are popular amongst tourists. Walmer is situated 2½ miles southeast of Sholden.
Sholden
- Type: Locality
- Location: Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.238° or 51° 14′ 17″ northLongitude
1.3782° or 1° 22′ 42″ eastElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9F3369QH+67GeoNames ID
7295298
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