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.
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