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Selling is a village and civil parish southeast of
Faversham Faversham () is a market town in Kent, England, from Sittingbourne, from London and from Canterbury, next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. It is close to the A2 road (Great ...
and west of
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in Kent, England.


Geography

The village is hilly, sloping down
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to the south and east, with its northern point at an elevation of 30 m and a southern ancient earthwork on the summit of Perry Wood at 145 m. Surrounding are its hamlets of Hogben's Hill, west, Gushmere, north, Neames Forstal by the station to the northeast, Shepherds Hill and Perrywood, south. There is a network of roads however neither rivers nor A or B roads within this parish. A pumping station is sited at the northernmost point which is on Brenley Lane which runs the to Junction 7 of the M2. The village has a single
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, owned by the Swire Family. There are several farms, the largest of which is Norham Farm owned by Gaskains. There is a peak view point over the
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and the countryside to Sandwich Bay in the woodlands at The Mount in Perry Wood which has an adjoining picnic area and walks.


Education

There is a small primary school, Selling Church of England Primary School (founded 1872), for reception aged children through to Year 6 (approximate ages 6–11). It currently has approximately 130 pupils. The school celebrated its 150th birthday on 1 April 2022.


History

The village dates back to the
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and is recorded as 'Selinge' or ''Sellinge subtus Bleane'. The tax of the manor of the Selling in 1130, was given to the Monastery of St. Augustine. In 1252, (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries), it passed to Sir Anthony St. Leger. His son Sir Warham St. Leger passed it to Sir Michael Sondes (of
Throwley Throwley is an English village south of Faversham in the Borough of Swale in Kent. The name is recorded in the Domesday Book as Trevelai, which corresponds with a Brittonic origin, where "trev" means a settlement or farm house and "elai" typica ...
). His descendant was Sir George Sondes, earl of Faversham. Then
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and Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham (who had married the daughters of Sir George). It later stayed in the Watson family. In 1800
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was the owner. The church of St Mary has the highest architectural,
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, listing and stands surrounded by a cluster of historic houses of varying date (averaging 17th century) just off the slightly more densely populated heart of the village. Each
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is intricately decorated, with the arms of Gilbert de Clare and others dating the earliest to between 1299–1307 and the
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s of the church itself are approximately 1190 with the rest of the large structure 13th, 15th and 19th century. The following other buildings are listed (at
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) in the village centre: There are several
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houses in the area, such as the Harefield Oast house, designed for
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(drying)
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as part of the beer brewing process


Transport

The nearest railway stations are Selling and Chilham.
Selling railway station Selling railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Selling, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and . The station and all trains that serve the station are operated b ...
is about 1 km northeast of the village on the
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and is between
Faversham Faversham () is a market town in Kent, England, from Sittingbourne, from London and from Canterbury, next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. It is close to the A2 road (Great ...
and Canterbury East station with direct connections to
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and
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stations.


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