Sellindge

Human settlement in England

Sellindge

District

Folkestone and Hythe

Kent

Region

South East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townASHFORDPostcode districtTN25Dialling code01303PoliceKentFire 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 / 51.1073; 0.990

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 til 2014 the yearly Sellindge Steam rally was held on Hope farm by Les Birch. Folkestone & Ashford Military Show has been held on the same site since 2019. ^[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.