Goudhurst

Goudhurst is a village in Kent on the Weald, about 12 miles south of Maidstone.

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It stands on a crossroads, where there is a large village pond.

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The church in Goudhurst probably existed long before 1119, its earliest recorded date. The church has been altered and restored many times over the centuries. Until 1637 it had a tall spire which was eventually destroyed by lightening. During the Victorian era the church was restored by the architect Richard Carpenter

Kent: :This article is about the English county of Kent. See also Kent (disambiguation)....

Weald: A weald once meant a dense forest, especially the famous great wood once stretching far beyond the ancient counties of Sussex and Kent, England, where this country of smaller woods is still called "the Weald." Now that most English forests have been cut down, the word may refer to open countryside ...

Maidstone: Maidstone is the county town of Kent, in southeast England, about 30 miles from London. It is also the administrative centre for the Borough of Maidstone. It stands on the River Medway at a point where the tributaries of the combined Rivers Beult and Teise enter the main stream....