Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Dover · Region: South East
Explore Shelvin, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shelvin map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shelvin, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Shelvin |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Dover |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.181035 |
| Longitude | 1.177231 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shelvin occupies a quiet pocket of the Kentish chalk landscape, where the land tilts toward the valley floor in a series of rhythmic, pale slopes. It lies 6.8 miles west-north-west of Dover (from Dover: bearing 303°T, OS grid TR 221 472), and is situated east of Denton village. The air here holds a distinct sharpness, carrying the scent of flint and turned earth across the narrow lanes that serve as the hamlet’s only arteries. To the north-north-west, the expansive grounds of Broome Park define the horizon, its historic presence grounding the surrounding fields in a weight of long-standing stewardship. Shelvin remains defined by these open vistas, where the low-angled sun catches the coarse texture of old stone walls and makes the surrounding hedgerows appear as dark, jagged lines against the pale sky. Just a short distance away, the quiet elevation of Primrose Hill offers a vantage point over this modest cluster of dwellings, revealing how the hamlet retreats into the folds of the topography. Life in Shelvin follows the slow cadence of the seasons, dictated by the shifting light that washes over the fields and the persistent, unvoiced history embedded in the soil itself.
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Explore Shelvin, 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: 51.181035, 1.177231. 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.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |