Welcome to Guston
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Guston is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, in South East England. The village lies about a quarter of a mile north of the campus of the Duke of York's Royal Military School, near Martin Mill. In the 1950s the village was the site of a public house, a post office, a Saxon church and approximately one-hundred homes. There is also a windmill present, which has been converted into a house. Nearby villages include Whitfield, East Langdon, Pineham and Buckland. The River Dour is approximately 2.71 km away from Guston, and there is easy access to main roads, with the A2 and A258 running around and through the village. In the early 1870s, Guston was described by John Wilson: "A parish in Dover district, Kent; 2½ miles E by N of Ewell r. station, and 2½ N of Dover. Posttown, Dover. Acres, 1, 421; of which 20 are water. Real property, £2, 554. Pop., 436. Houses, 88. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury; and was annexed in 1868 to the vicarage of River. The church is Norman; has three windows at the west end; and is good. There is a Wesleyan chapel."
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
541 hectares |
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Population |
1,684 (2021) |
Density |
311 people/km2 |
Mean age |
26.3 |
Ward |
Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe |
District |
Dover |
Postcodes |
CT15, CT16 |
ONS ID |
E04004908 |
Council
Contact details for Guston Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Guston Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Guston Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Guston Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Guston Parish.
Local News
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Eight-week road closure planned ahead of launch of Fastrack bus route
Published: 5th Feb 2024
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Dover council approves housing for 15 refugee families but charity workers 'have concerns'
Published: 9th Jun 2023
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Road closed for three months as ‘essential’ upgrade carried out
Published: 13th Jun 2023