Twinkle at Highland Court, Kent

Twinkle at Highland Court, Kent
Twinkle at Highland Court, Kent

SELLINDGE

 

This name, and that of Selling, both mean a group of people living communally (i.e. hall-dwellers)

A typical Kentish sign, topped with the Invicta horse of Kent. The main body of the sign depicts an oast house, a windmill, a traction engine (marking the long history of the Sellindge Steam and Traction Rally which used to be held in a large field in Swan Lane annually, and the church of St. Mary the Virgin. There are also two swans. When I was young, there was a pub at the other end of the village, called the Swan. We all knew it as the 'Mucky Duck' because the sign depicted a black swan. Sadly the pub was demolished to make way for the bridge carrying the High-Speed railway line. 
The sign is supported by bunches of hops and the cross-piece features runners carrying the Olympic torch through Sellindge in 2012

Being the next village along from the one I grew up in, I have fond memories of Sellindge, especially the Saturday night youth club dances! Sadly, Sellindge doesn't have quite the same history as Lympne, and it suffered from originally being on the main A20 Dover - London road. I have yet to explore the church (or whatever points of interest there are, but as a taster, here's a picture of Wellington Cottage, which as far as I have established, is more of a curiosity than historical. 


The Domesday Book names Sellindge as Sedlinges, with two churches, a mill, 36 acres of meadow, and a wood for 6 pigs!
Sadly, the church of St. Mary was locked today, so I will need to return 

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