Selling, Kent
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 St Mary Church, Selling |
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| Selling shown within Kent | |
| Population | 849 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TR038567 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Faversham |
| Postcode district | ME13 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Selling is a village and civil parish southeast of Faversham and west of Canterbury in Kent, England.
The village is hilly, sloping down Kent Downs AONB 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 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to Junction 7 of the M2.
The village has a single country estate, 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 Canterbury and the countryside to Sandwich Bay in the woodlands at The Mount in Perry Wood which has an adjoining picnic area and walks.
There is a small primary school, Selling Church of England Primary School (founded 1872), for years 1–6 (approximate ages 5–11). It currently has 162 pupils.
Selling in elections every four years elects one representative to Kent County Council, this is currently:
Selling elects two representatives to Swale Borough Council, currently:
The village dates back to the Domesday Survey 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). His descendant was Sir George Sondes, earl of Faversham. Then Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham and Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham (who had married the daughters of Sir George). It later stayed in the Watson family. In 1800 Earl Sondes was the owner.
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