Godshill

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For the village in the New Forest in Hampshire, see Godshill, Hampshire.

Coordinates: 50°38′00″N 1°15′17″W / 50.63327°N 1.25466°W

Godshill
Thatched cottages in Godshill
Godshill Godshill shown within the Isle of Wight
Population	1,465
OS grid reference	SZ527817
Civil parish	Godshill
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	VENTNOR
Postcode district	PO38
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight
List of places UK England Isle of Wight

Godshill Church, circa 1910.

Godshill Model Village

Godshill is a village and civil parish^[1] on the Isle of Wight with a population of 1,465 according to the 2001 census.^[2] It is located between Newport and Ventnor in the southeast of the Island.^[3]

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.^[4]

Today

Godshill has pubs called the "Griffin"- featuring a large griffin-shaped maze and children's playground,^[5] 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.^[6]^[7]

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.^[8]

All Saints' Church

Main article: All Saints' Church, Godshill

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.

References

↑ "English Parishes and Welsh communities N&C 2004". www.statistics.gov.uk. 2004. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
↑ "2001 Census Neighbourhood Statistics - Civil Parishes on the Isle of Wight". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
↑ "Pictures of England - Location map of Godshill". www.picturesofengland.com. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
↑ "Isle of Wight Festival History - 1968". www.isleofwightfestvial.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
↑ "Isle of Wight Tourist Guide - The Griffin in Godshill". www.isleofwighttouristguide.com. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
↑ "Southern Vectis - bus route 2". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
↑ "Southern Vectis - bus route 3". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
↑ "Isle of Wight Attractions - The Model Village, Godshill". www.iowight.com. Retrieved 2008-09-30.

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