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Godshill
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Also known as Godshill, Isle of Wight

thumb|Main Road, Godshill Godshill is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, with a population of 1,459 at the 2011 Census. It lies between Newport and Ventnor in the southeast of the island.

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Place details

Locality
Godshill
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,459
Timezone
Europe/London

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Godshill
UK place.civil_parish
Godshill
UK place.static_image_name
Thatched cottages in Godshill.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption
Thatched cottages in Godshill
UK place.area_total_km2
19.7930
UK place.population
1,459
UK place.population_ref
(2011 census including Roud and Sandford)
UK place.unitary_england
Isle of Wight
UK place.map_type
Isle of Wight
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Isle of Wight
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Isle of Wight West
UK place.post_town
VENTNOR
UK place.postcode_district
PO38
UK place.postcode_area
PO
UK place.dial_code
01983
UK place.os_grid_reference
SZ527817

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Today
  • Governance
  • Godshill Model Village
  • All Saints' Church
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Main Road, Godshill Godshill is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, with a population of 1,459 at the 2011 Census. It lies between Newport and Ventnor in the southeast of the island.

== Name == The name means 'the hill associated with a Christian or heathen god' from Old English god and hyll. It could also mean a pagan god, as the hill the church was built on was a site for pagan worship. However, even if it is associated with a Christian god, it could still be implying that it was used for pagan worship, and then transferred to Christian.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Godshill” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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