Goddington or Godington, Kent

Historical Description

Goddington or Godington, a seat in Great Chart parish, Kent, 2 miles WNW of Ashford. It belonged to the Goldwells and the Champneys, and passed in the time of Henry VII. to the Tokes. The house is ancient, has been partly modernized, and contains some good oak-carving. Nicholas Toke, of Goddington, who died in 1680, survived five wives, and walked to London at 93 years of age to seek a sixth.