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The parish: Goodnestone and its villages

Goodnestone civil parish takes in more than just the village itself, it includes the villages of Chillenden and Knowlton and the hamlets of Rowling and Tickenhurst. Working out from the centre:

• Goodnestone village: built around Goodnestone Park, a country house begun in 1704 by Sir Brook Bridges, with the Grade I listed Holy Cross Church standing right beside it. This is the formal, church-and-estate end of the round, clipped yew and hornbeam close to the house and churchyard.
• Chillenden: a small village a couple of miles east, known locally for its restored smock mill. Working farmland setting, mostly native field-boundary hedges.
• Knowlton: a hamlet built around Knowlton Court and the ruined church in its grounds, one of the quietest corners of the parish.
• Rowling and Tickenhurst: small hamlets within the parish, scattered farmhouses and cottages rather than a village centre.

Wingham

The nearest proper village with shops and a school, about two miles north of Goodnestone. A larger, older village with its own conservation area and a mix of Georgian and older cottage frontages. I cover Wingham and the immediate villages around it as part of the same round.

Nonington

A larger village a couple of miles south, with its own church and school, historically tied to the old Fredville Park estate. Similar mix of older cottage gardens and working farmland boundaries to Goodnestone itself.

Goodnestone Park and the church

Goodnestone Park's gardens are open to the public, and the estate has a real Jane Austen connection, her brother Edward married into the Bridges family who owned it, and she visited regularly. The village sits in the Goodnestone conservation area on Dover District Council's list, and the Park is a Registered Park and Garden of Special Historic Interest while the church is Grade I listed, so hedges and trees in the conservation area need the section-211 paperwork done properly if any stem is over 75mm. How to send the notice. Full rules explainer.

Not sure if I cover your postcode?

The round covers CT3 in full, Goodnestone, Chillenden, Knowlton, Rowling and Tickenhurst, plus Wingham and Nonington just outside the parish boundary. If you are between two villages and unsure, ask.