OS grid reference SZ527817 | Civil parish Godshill Dialling code 01983 | |
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Population 1,459 (2011 census including Hale Common , Roud and Sandford) | ||
Needles tour bus and godshill model village isle of wight 12 06 2003
Godshill is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight with a population of 1,465 according to the 2001 census, reducing slightly to 1,459 at the 2011 Census. It is located between Newport and Ventnor in the southeast of the Island.
Contents
- Needles tour bus and godshill model village isle of wight 12 06 2003
- Map of Godshill UK
- History
- Today
- Governance
- Godshill model village
- All Saints Church
- References
Map of Godshill, UK
History
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
Godshill has pubs called the "Griffin"- featuring a large griffin-shaped maze and children's playground, and "The Taverners".
Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 2 and route 3, which run between Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor.
Governance
Godshill is part of the electoral ward called Godshill and Wroxall. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 3,212.
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 medieval building noted for its medieval wall painting of a Lily crucifix, and has a stained glass window by William Morris.