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Gayton Sands
Gayton may refer to: Places * Gayton, Merseyside * Gayton, Norfolk * Gayton, Northamptonshire * Gayton, Staffordshire * Gayton Engine, Lincolnshire * Gayton le Marsh, Lincolnshire * Gayton le Wold, Lincolnshire * Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk Other * Gayton (surname) * Gayton Hall Gayton Hall is a country house in the parish of Gayton near King's Lynn in Norfolk. History The present building was built between 1803 and 1810 by Andrew St John and remained in the ownership of the St John family, although tenanted. It was ..., Herefordhire * Gayton House, one of the Houses of Harrow School * Gayton Windmill (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayton, Merseyside
Gayton is a village in Wirral, Merseyside, England, located between Heswall and Parkgate. It is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. At the 2001 Census, the population of Gayton stood at 3,110. History The name is of Viking origin, deriving from the Old Norse ''Geit-tún'', meaning 'goat farmstead'. Originally part of the Heswall Parish in the Wirral Hundred, with the hamlets of Dawstone and Oldfield also included as part of Gayton. The village population was 100 in 1801, 144 in 1851, 180 in 1901 and 832 in 1951. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of Wirral Urban District in the county of Cheshire. William of Orange stayed at Gayton Hall in 1689 en route to the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland, and knighted his host, Sir William Glegg. Gayton Windmill, built of red sandstone and Wirral's oldest tower mill, ceased operation in 1875. It has since been converted into a private residence. Geography Gayton is on the western side of the Wir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayton, Norfolk
Gayton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located east of King's Lynn and north-west of Norwich, along the Gaywood River and the B1145 between King's Lynn and Mundesley. History Gayton's name is of Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from either the Old Norse for 'goat settlement' or the Old English for 'Gaega's settlement'. In the Domesday Book, Gayton is recorded as a settlement of 51 households in the hundred of Freebridge. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of William de Warenne, William d'Ecouis, Hugh de Montfort and Henry de Ferrers. Gayton Hall still stands within the parish. It was built in the early Nineteenth Century and its gardens remain open to the public. Geography According to the 2011 Census, Gayton has a population of 1,432 residents living in 657 households. Furthermore, the parish has a total area of . Gayton falls within the constituency of North West Norfolk and is represented at Parl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayton, Northamptonshire
Gayton is a rural village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, south-west of Northampton town centre. The village is situated on a hill close to the larger villages of Bugbrooke, Milton Malsor and Blisworth, with a linked Rights of way in England and Wales, public footpath network. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 544. History The village's name is probably derived from Old English meaning "Gaega's farm/settlement". Sited near Watling Street, the ancient way from the ports of Kent to Wroxeter, Gayton was not recorded in the Domesday Book survey of 1086 but was probably the unnamed settlement in the Hundred (county division), Hundred of Towcester held by the knight Sigar of Chocques, who came from the village of that name near Béthune in the north of France. By 1162 it had passed to his relation Robert V of Béthune, being inherited in turn by his eldest son Robert VI, by his second son William II, Lord of Béthune, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayton, Staffordshire
Gayton is a small rural village and civil parish in Staffordshire, located approximately 1 mile from the A51 between Stone and Stafford. In 2001 it had 167 residents, with 1 letter box, one bus stop, and new village hall. The post box is owned now by the village as is the telephone booth. The post code for Gayton properties normally start with ST18. History The name Gayton is believed to mean either "a primitive enclosure approached from a gate or narrow way, from the Anglo-Saxon 'geat'" or "'Gaegas dwelling', derived from an Old English personal name"). Gayton (recorded as Gaitone) was listed in the Domesday Book (1086 AD), together with nearby Amerton, in the Pirehill hundred, as having 8 households, with 10 villagers and 6 smallholders, and the Tenant-in-Chief was Earl Roger of Shrewsbury. Agriculturally, they had 4 ploughlands, 1 lord's plough teams and 4 men's plough teams, and had a value to lord of £1.5, with the total amount of tax assessed 0.5 geld units. The vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayton Engine
Gayton may refer to: Places * Gayton, Merseyside * Gayton, Norfolk * Gayton, Northamptonshire * Gayton, Staffordshire * Gayton Engine, Lincolnshire * Gayton le Marsh, Lincolnshire * Gayton le Wold, Lincolnshire * Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk Other * Gayton (surname) * Gayton Hall, Herefordhire * Gayton House, one of the Houses of Harrow School * Gayton Windmill (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north-west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders Northamptonshire in the south for just , England's shortest county boundary. The county town is Lincoln, where the county council is also based. The ceremonial county of Lincolnshire consists of the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire and the area covered by the unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. Part of the ceremonial county is in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and most is in the East Midlands region. The county is the second-largest of the English ceremonial counties and one that is predominantly agricultural in land use. The county is fourth-larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayton Le Marsh
Gayton le Marsh is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England It is situated south-east from the town of Louth and about north from Alford. The population of the civil parish was 155 at the 2011 census. Gayton le Marsh parish church was dedicated to Saint George. It had a western tower, was rebuilt in 1847, and was demolished in 1971. A red-brick drainage pumping station was built here about 1850, which is now a Grade II listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel .... Gayton le Marsh CE School was built as a National School in 1837, and closed in 1924. References External links * {{authority control Civil parishes in Lincolnshire Villages in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayton Le Wold
Gayton le Wold is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies west from Louth, north from Donington on Bain, and to the south of the A157. The parish includes Biscathorpe to the south-west. According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Gayton derives from "a farmstead where goats are kept" being the Old Scandinavian 'geit' with 'tūn', the 'le' standing in for 'on the' wold(s). In the ''Domesday Book'' Gayton le Wold is written as "Gedtune" or "Gettune". The manor was in the Louthesk Hundred of the South Riding of Lindsey. There were 22 households, four smallholders, 18 freemen, four ploughlands, one church, and a meadow of . Before the Conquest lordship was held by Queen Edith, and after, King William who was also his own Tenant-in-chief. Gayton le Wold is recorded in the 1872 '' White's Directory'' as a small scattered village, and a parish with a population of 115 in an area of "of fertile land". At the time t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 south-east of King's Lynn and north-west of Norwich. In 1931 the parish had a population of 136. History Gayton Thorpe's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for Gayton's outlying farmstead or settlement. Gayton Thorpe was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''T(h)orp''. 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. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Gayton. 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 dedic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayton (surname) , American film producer and screenwriter
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Gayton is a surname, and may refer to: * Albert Gayton (1840–1923), Canadian merchant and politician * Clark Gayton, American musician * Clark Gayton (1712–1785), British Royal Navy Officer * Tony Gayton Tony Gayton is an American movie producer and screenwriter. Early life Gayton graduated from Merritt Island High School in 1977 in Merritt Island, Florida. Gayton is also a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he received the Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayton Hall and remains the seat of the present earl, Julian Charles Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney. The gardens are open to the public.
Gayton Hall is a country house in the parish of Gayton near King's Lynn in Norfolk. History The present building was built between 1803 and 1810 by Andrew St John and remained in the ownership of the St John family, although tenanted. It was rented by Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney in 1879 who later bought it and the surrounding estate in 1891. It has been passed down the Romney family The Romney family is prominent in U.S. politics. References {{reflist ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houses Of Harrow School
(The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head Master , head = Alastair Land , r_head_label = , r_head = , chair_label = Chairman of the Governors , chair = J P Batting , founder = John Lyon of Preston , specialist = , address = 5 High Street, Harrow on the Hill , city = London Borough of Harrow , county = London , country = England , postcode = HA1 3HP , local_authority = , urn = 102245 , ofsted = , staff = ~200 (full-time) , e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
