Godinton

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Godinton
Godinton shown within Kent
Population	4,600 (2005)^[1]
OS grid reference	TQ990431
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TONBRIDGE
Postcode district	TN23
Dialling code	01233
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Ashford
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°09′09″N 0°50′47″E / 51.1524, 0.8465

Godinton (sometimes known as Godinton Park) is a suburb of Ashford, Kent in England, with its stately home Godinton House on the outskirts. Godinton is located between Great Chart, Hothfield and the town of Ashford.

[edit] Demography

Godinton compared
2001 UK Census	Godinton	Ashford district	England
Population	3,933	102,661	49,138,831
Foreign born	6.7%	5.5%	9.2%
White	97.1%	97.6%	90.9%
Asian	1.6%	0.9%	4.6%
Black	0.3%	0.4%	2.3%
Christian	75.5%	76.5%	71.7%
Muslim	0.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Hindu	0.4%	0.3%	1.1%
No religion	14.7%	14.6%	14.6%
Unemployed	2.4%	2.4%	3.3%
Retired	10.6%	13.8%	13.5%

As of the 2001 UK census, the Godinton electoral ward had a population of 3,933. The ethnicity was 97.1% white, 0.7% mixed race, 1.6% Asian, 0.3% black and 0.3% other. The place of birth of residents was 93.3% United Kingdom, 0.8% Republic of Ireland, 2.1% other Western European countries, and 3.8% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 75.5% Christian, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0% Sikh, 0% Jewish, and 0.7% Muslim. 14.7% were recorded as having no religion, 0.5% had an alternative religion and 7.8% did not state their religion.^[2]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 50.4% in full-time employment, 13.8% in part-time employment, 6.8% self-employed, 2.4% unemployed, 2.6% students with jobs, 3% students without jobs, 10.6% retired, 6% looking after home or family, 2.3% permanently sick or disabled and 2% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 20.3% retail, 14.7% manufacturing, 8.5% construction, 9.9% real estate, 10.3% health and social work, 6% education, 8.7% transport and communications, 7.2% public administration, 4% hotels and restaurants, 4.2% finance, 0.6% agriculture and 5.6% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in public administration, construction, transport and communications. There were a relatively low proportion in education, agriculture and real estate. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 14.8% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.^[2]

[edit] References

^ 2005 Ward Level Population Estimates. Kent County Council (September 2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
^ ^a ^b Neighbourhood Statistics. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.

v • d • e Towns and villages in the Ashford district of Kent, England

Aldington • Aldington Frith • Anvil Green • Appledore • Appledore Heath • Ashford • Bagham • Bethersden • Biddenden • Bilsington • Bilting • Bockhanger • Bodsham • Bonnington • Boughton Aluph • Boughton Corner • Boughton Lees • Brabourne • Brabourne Lees • Brattle • Bromley Green • Brook • Challock • Charing • Chilham • Chilmington Green • Crundale • Eastwell • Ebony • Egerton • Godinton • Godmersham • Great Chart • Hamstreet • Hastingleigh • High Halden • Hinxhill • Hothfield • Kenardington • Kennington • Kingsnorth • Leigh Green • Little Chart • Mersham • Molash • Newenden • Newtown • Orlestone • Pluckley • Reading Street • Rolvenden • Rolvenden Layne • Ruckinge • St Michaels • Sevington • Shadoxhurst • Small Hythe • Smarden • Smeeth • Stanhope • Stone in Oxney • Stubbs Cross • Tenterden • Warehorne • West Brabourne • Westwell • Westwell Leacon • Willesborough • Wittersham • Woodchurch • Woolpack Corner • Wye

List of places in Kent