Godmersham

Godmersham
St Lawrence's Church, Godmersham
Godmersham is located in Kent
Godmersham
Godmersham
Location within Kent
Area15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population376 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR066506
Civil parish
  • Godmersham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCANTERBURY
Postcode districtCT4
Dialling code01227
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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51°13′05″N 0°57′26″E / 51.2180°N 0.9571°E / 51.2180; 0.9571

Godmersham is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village straddles the Great Stour river where it cuts through the North Downs and its land is approximately one third woodland, all in the far east and west on the escarpment of the North Downs. It is six miles north-east of Ashford on the A28 road midway between Ashford and Canterbury in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the North Downs Way and Pilgrims' Way traversing the parish.

The village is divided in two by the floodplain of the Stour. The parish civil includes Godmersham village itself, and Bilting. It shares many of its activities with the neighbouring parish of Crundale, a smaller parish to the east.