Coldred

Coldred is a village in the Shepherdswell with Coldred civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England.

Coldred

St Pancras, Coldred's Grade I listed Saxon church
Coldred
Location within Kent
Civil parish
  • Sherpherdswell with Coldred
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDover
Postcode districtCT15
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast

The village name derives from the charcoal burners who lived here before the Norman conquest of England. The Oxford Dictionary of Place Names lists various spellings: Coeldred, Coelret and Colret.

Coldred, at nearly 400 feet (122 m) above sea level, is one of the highest places in East Kent.

The village contains 55 dwellings, and a church dedicated to St Pancras. Village children attend the primary school at Shepherdswell, less than 1 mile (2 km) to the northwest.

Coldred's population, which in 1994 was 110, is included in the civil parish of Sheperdswell with Coldred.

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