Godshill

Also in Hampshire: Godshill, New Forest

Godshill
Hampshire
Thatched cottages in Godshill
Location
Island:	Isle of Wight
Grid reference:	SZ527817
Location:	50°37’60"N, 1°15’17"W
Data
Population:	1,459  (2011)
Post town:	Ventnor
Postcode:	PO38
Dialling code:	01983
Local Government
Council:	Isle of Wight
Parliamentary constituency:	Isle of Wight

Godshill is a village on the Isle of Wight, in which the 2011 census recorded a population of 1,459. It is located between Newport and Ventnor in the south-east of the island.

History

Godshill Church, circa 1910

Ford Farm near Godshill was the site of the first ever Isle of Wight Festival in 1968. It attracted 10,000 people to see acts such as Jefferson Airplane and the mystical Arthur Brown.

Godshill Park House dates from about 1760 and was built as a home farm to serve the Appuldurcombe Estate. In around 1860 the house was extended, adding the Regency front and became a private residence. It was used in the Second World War as an army hospital.

Today

Caption: Is one of the prettiest villages in the island. - From the Beautiful Britain series, The Isle of Wight, by G E Mitton

Godshill has pubs called the "Griffin"- featuring a large griffin-shaped maze and children's playground, and "The Taverners".

Godshill model village

Godshill Model Village

Since 1952 Godshill has been the home of a model village of itself and Shanklin's old village at a scale of 1:10. It is so detailed and on such a large scale that it contains a scale model of the model village. Within that second model there is a third, even smaller model of the village.

All Saints' Church

The parish church is All Saints' Church. It is a mediæval building noted for its mediæval wall painting of a Lily crucifix, and has a stained glass window by William Morris.

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