Goodnestone, Dover
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Not to be confused with Goodnestone, Swale.
Coordinates: 51°14′42″N 1°13′46″E / 51.2450°N 1.2295°E
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 Goodnestone Church |
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 Goodnestone
Goodnestone shown within Kent |
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| OS grid reference | TR255545 |
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| District | Dover |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Canterbury |
| Postcode district | CT3 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Dover |
Goodnestone is a village in the district of Dover, Kent, England.
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Goodnestone Park near Sandwich [edit]
Main article: Goodnestone Park
Goodnestone Park is a stately home near the Canterbury–Sandwich village. It was built in 1704 by Brook Bridges, 1st Baronet. His grandson, Brook Bridges' daughter, Elizabeth, married Jane Austen's brother, and Austen visited them on the estate regularly.[1] Its gardens are open to the public from late March to early October, and on Sundays from mid-February.
Notable people [edit]
The ghost story writer M. R. James was born in Goodnestone Parsonage in 1862. His father, Herbert James, was curate at Goodnestone church.
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External links [edit]
Media related to Goodnestone, Dover at Wikimedia Commons
