Selsted Kent Map

About Selsted

Selsted, a quiet hamlet in Kent, carries the soft hush of the countryside. It lies 8.6 km north of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 356°T, OS grid TR 219 447), and is situated south-south-west of Wootton village. The land here gently rolls, a canvas of greens and golds under the vast sweep of the South East sky, where the light often possesses a peculiar clarity, as if scrubbed clean by the sea breezes carried inland. Paths meander through fields that have known the plough for generations, their hedgerows a tangled scripture of hawthorn and elder. Selsted itself is a scattering of dwellings, a place where the quiet hum of agricultural life still resonates, a subtle counterpoint to the distant murmur of the coast. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries the faint, earthy perfume of damp soil and ripening crops.

About This Selsted Map Page

Explore Selsted, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.158612, 1.172542. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.