Selsted is a hamlet in

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, England. It is in the

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of Folkestone and Hythe, and the electoral

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of North Downs East. During 2006, protests were held against a proposed closure of Selsted Church of England Promary School by

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, however, the plan was abandoned in September 2006. The village has a cricket team in Division 2 of the Kent Village League, and who were the 2007 Lords Ashford League Champions.

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