Godmersham is a small village and civil parish set in the rolling countryside of Kent, a few miles north of Ashford and close to the chalk of the North Downs. The landscape is characteristically Kentish - farmland, hedgerows and lanes with the nearby Stour valley - and the community is compact and largely residential, with many people commuting to nearby towns while enjoying a rural way of life.
Its most striking feature is Godmersham Park, an elegant Georgian country house long associated with the family of Jane Austen’s brother and a focus for literary-historical interest; the parish church of St Lawrence Church and other historic buildings underline the village’s deep roots. Economically the area remains agricultural at heart, complemented by small local services, and socially it retains the feel of a close-knit village with occasional attention from Austen enthusiasts and heritage visitors.
Postcode districts covering Godmersham
Most populated places nearby
- Maidstone 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Gillingham 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Chatham 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Folkestone 12 miles19.3 km
- Ashford 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Margate 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Canterbury 6.8 miles11 km
- Sittingbourne 13.7 miles22 km
- Dover 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Ramsgate 21 miles33.8 km
- Herne Bay 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Deal 18.1 miles29.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Crundale Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bilting Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Downs North Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Chilham Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Wye Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Waltham Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Petham Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Old Wives Lees Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wye with Hinxhill Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Molash Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Chartham Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Brook Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Godmersham
TN25 4HE, CT4 7DR, CT4 7DS, CT4 7DX, TN25 4EZ, TN25 4HA, CT4 7EY, TN25 4HF, CT4 7DT … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 27.3 miles44 km
- London City Airport 44.2 miles71.1 km
- Chilham Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wye Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
Hotels near Godmersham Ad
- Number 8 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The White Horse 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Howfield Manor Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Boys Hall 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Hampton by Hilton Canterbury 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Cave Hotel & Golf Resort 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Conningbrook Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.5 km
- The Victoria Hotel 3 6.2 miles10 km
- The Hugo - Hotel Concept Canterbury 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Canterbury 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
Local points of interest
- Eastwell Park Estate 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Canterbury College College 6.6 miles10.7 km
- IFS School of Finance College 6.7 miles10.7 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 6.9 miles11.1 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 7 miles11.2 km
- University of Kent University 7 miles11.3 km
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Broome Park Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 10.1 miles16.3 km