Godshill

Infobox UK place |
country = England
official_name= Godshill
civil_parish= Godshill
latitude = 50.63327
longitude = -1.25466
population=
unitary_england= Isle of Wight
map_type = Isle of Wight
lieutenancy_england= Isle of Wight
region = South East England
constituency_westminster= Isle of Wight
post_town= VENTNOR
postcode_district= PO38
postcode_area= PO
dial_code= 01983
os_grid_reference=
static_

static_image_caption = Thatched cottages in Godshill.

Godshill is a village and civil parishcite web | year = 2004 | url = http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/geographic_area_listings/downloads/EnglishParishes&WelshCommunities_N&C_2004.xls | title = English Parishes and Welsh communities N&C 2004 | publisher = www.statistics.gov.uk | accessdate = 2007-05-03] on the Isle of Wight with a population of approximately 2,800 (1998). It is located between Newport and Ventnor in the southeast of the island.cite web|url=http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Isle_of_Wight/Godshill/maps|title=Pictures of England - Location map of Godshill|publisher=www.picturesofengland.com|accessdate=2008-09-30] There are pubs called the "Griffin"- featuring a large maze,cite web|url=http://www.isleofwighttouristguide.com/Godshill/The_Griffin_1758.asp|title=Isle of Wight Tourist Guide - The Griffin in Godshill|publisher=www.isleofwighttouristguide.com|accessdate=2008-09-30] and "The Taverners". 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.cite web|url=http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/isle-of-wight-festival-1968.aspx|title=Isle of Wight Festival History - 1968|publisher=www.isleofwightfestvial.com|accessdate=2008-09-30]

Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 2 and route 3, which run between Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor.cite web | year = 2008 | url = http://www.islandbuses.info/r2.shtml | title = Southern Vectis - bus route 2 | publisher = www.islandbuses.info | accessdate = 2008-05-04] cite web | year = 2008 | url = http://www.islandbuses.info/r3.shtml | title = Southern Vectis - bus route 3 | publisher = www.islandbuses.info | accessdate = 2008-05-04]

Attractions

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.cite web|url=http://www.iowight.com/model-village/|title=Isle of Wight Attractions - The Model Village, Godshill|publisher=www.iowight.com|accessdate=2008-09-30]

References

External links

* [http://www.bartiesworld.co.uk/postcards/godshill.htm Old pictures of Godshill]
* [http://www.shanklin.shalfleet.net/godshill.htm Godshill Old Postcards]