Godmersham Kent Map

About Godmersham

Godmersham breathes a quiet grace beside the gentle River Great Stour. It lies 9.8 km north-east of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 39°T, OS grid TR 067 506), and is situated north-east of Bilting village. The ancient parish church of St Lawrence, with its sturdy tower, has long been a steadfast sentinel, its bells marking the passage of days under a wide Kentish sky. The surrounding countryside, a patchwork of fields and copses, often catches the sun in a way that hints at ages past, a light that seems to gild the very air. Godmersham Park, though largely rebuilt, still echoes with the presence of Jane Austen, who found inspiration in its grounds and the lives that unfolded there. The land itself, fertile and yielding, has always sustained the village, a quiet testament to the enduring pulse of rural England.

About This Godmersham Map Page

Explore Godmersham, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.217452, 0.959692. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.