Coldred
Coldred is a village in the Shepherdswell with Coldred civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England.
Coldred | |
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St Pancras, Coldred's Grade I listed Saxon church | |
Coldred Location within Kent | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dover |
Postcode district | CT15 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South 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.
External links
- Media related to Coldred at Wikimedia Commons
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