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Chislet
St Mary the Virgin Church, Chislet village
OS grid referenceTR223642
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
List of places
UK
England
Kent

Chislet is a sprawling rural parish in the northeast of the English county of Kent between the city of Canterbury and the Isle of Thanet. It is also the name of a village within the parish.

Until its closure in 1970, Chislet colliery was the most northerly in Kent. Chislet had a windmill until 2005, when it was burnt down. The mill stood 2+14 miles (3.6 km) from the church.

Chislet parish includes the villages: