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Godinton

Coordinates: 51°09′09″N 0°50′47″E / 51.1524°N 0.8465°E / 51.1524; 0.8465
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Godinton
Godinton is located in Kent
Godinton
Godinton
Location within Kent
Population4,600 (2005)[1]
6,238 (Ward. 2011)[2]
OS grid referenceTQ990431
Civil parish
  • Ashford town civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshford
Postcode districtTN23
Dialling code01233
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°09′09″N 0°50′47″E / 51.1524°N 0.8465°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 within its outskirts.

Godinton is located between Great Chart, Hothfield and the town of Ashford proper.

The Orpington suburb of Goddington is named (indirectly) after the village, as lands near Orpington were owned by Godinton-based Simon de Godyngton in the 13th century.[3]

Demography

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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%

At 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.[4]

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.[4]

During 2015 a seven-day per week (and evenings) bus service was introduced for the first time. The circuitous G Line links the estate with the town centre, railway station and South Willesborough. Curiously, the route taken through the Estate is one-way which means that one is often, initially, taken further away from the desired destination.

References

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  1. ^ "2005 Ward Level Population Estimates" (PDF). Kent County Council. September 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2007.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Ashford(Kent) ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ^ Willey, Russ (2006). The London Gazetteer. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. p. 193.
  4. ^ a b "Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2008.