Welcome to Goodnestone
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Goodnestone is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England. The village is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast from the city of Canterbury, and 5 miles (8 km) west-southwest from Sandwich. The civil parish also contains the villages of Chillenden and Knowlton, and the hamlets of Rowling and Tickenhurst. Goodnestone's Grade I listed parish church of the Holy Cross is in the Diocese and Archdeaconry of Canterbury and the Deanery of East Bridge. The church is set adjacent to Goodnestone Park, and dates from the 12th century, with additions and alterations to the 19th. Hussey and Rickman rebuilt the nave, chancel, and south porch in 1839–41. Within the church chancel is a 1752 monument by Peter Scheemakers to Brook Bridges (died 1717), of Goodnestone Park. A curate of Holy Cross was Herbert James, the father of Cambridge academic and ghost story writer M. R. James who was born at Goodnestone Parsonage in 1862.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,069 hectares |
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Population |
392 (2021) |
Density |
37 people/km2 |
Mean age |
44.0 |
Ward |
Little Stour & Ashstone |
District |
Dover |
Postcodes |
CT13, CT3 |
ONS ID |
E04004907 |
Council
Contact details for Goodnestone Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Goodnestone Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Goodnestone Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Goodnestone Parish.
Local News
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Water supplies coming back after thousands of homes left without
Published: 25th Feb 2024
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Next phase for 'UK's biggest solar farm' in Kent rejected after protestors gather
Published: 1st Mar 2024
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‘Garden of England? It’s the car park of England’
Published: 13th Oct 2023