Gayton Thorpe

Gayton Thorpe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gayton, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. The village is located 7.1 miles (11.4 km) south-east of King's Lynn and 31 miles (50 km) north-west of Norwich. In 1931 the parish had a population of 136.^[1]

Gayton Thorpe
Signpost in Gayton Thorpe
Gayton Thorpe Location within Norfolk
• London	89 miles (143 km)
Civil parish	Gayton
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	King's Lynn
Postcode district	PE32
Dialling code	01553
UK Parliament	North West Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.73°N 0.57°E / 52.73; 0.57

History

Gayton Thorpe's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for Gayton's outlying farmstead or settlement.^[2]

Gayton Thorpe was recorded in the Domesday Book as T(h)orp.^[3] In the Domesday Book, Gayton Thorpe is listed as a settlement of 43 households in the hundred of Freebridge. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Bishop Odo of Bayeux, Roger Bigod, Henry de Ferrers and Ralph de Tosny.^[4]

Near the village is the site of Gayton Thorpe Roman Villa, discovered and first excavated in the early 20th century.

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Gayton.^[5]

Geography

Gayton Thorpe falls within the constituency of North West Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by James Wild MP of the Conservative Party.

St. Mary's Church

Gayton Thorpe's parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is one of Norfolk's 124 existing round-tower churches. St. Mary's also features a Medieval font depicting the seven sacraments^[6] and is Grade I listed.^[7]

Notes

1. "Population statistics Gayton Thorpe AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
2. University of Nottingham. Retrieved January 28, 2023. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Gayton%20Thorpe
3. "Norfolk D-G". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
4. Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved January 28, 2023. https://opendomesday.org/place/TF7418/gayton-thorpe/
5. "Relationships and changes Gayton Thorpe AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
6. Knott, S. (2006). Retrieved January 28, 2023. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/gaytonthorpe/gaytonthorpe.htm
7. English Heritage. Retrieved January 28, 2023. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1077632?section=official-list-entry

External links

Media related to Gayton Thorpe at Wikimedia Commons