Gunthorpe is a village and

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, England. Its population of 752 at the 2011 census was estimated at 559 in 2019. It lies on the left bank of the

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. Gunthorpe's on the A6097 is the only road bridge over the river between

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and

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Amenities

Gunthorpe's Anglican church, St John the Baptist's, was originally a

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built in 1850. It became a parish in its own right, separate from

Lowdham Lowdham is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Southwell. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,832, increasing to 3,334 at the 2011 Census. Two main roads slicing thro ...

, in 1993. Extensions were made in 1991 and 2001. A service is held only on the morning of the second Sunday in the month. Gunthorpe Church of England Primary School is in David's Lane just off Main Street. Gunthorpe has suffered from flooding by the River Trent. The need for further flood defences was argued after flooding in 2000.

Heritage

Queen

Boudica Boudica or Boudicca (, known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as ()), was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61. She ...

is said to have defeated the Roman IX Legion near present-day Gunthorpe in the 1st century AD.Community & Parish Council site. Retrieved 5 February 2020.l
/ref> Settlement came with the

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sailing up the Trent in the 9th century. The ferry at "Gulnetorp" appears in the 1086 Domesday Book. Further mentions occur throughout the Middle Ages. The toll bridge completed in 1875 was largely made of iron. It was replaced under powers gained in 1925 by the present bridge, which is free. Of the 58 men of Gunthorpe who fought in the First World War, 12 were killed.

Transport

The daytime Trent Barton "Rushcliffe Villager" service links Gunthorpe with Nottingham and Bingham about once an hour on Monday to Saturday.Bus times. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
/ref> The nearest railway station is at

, just over a mile away. This has regular services to Nottingham and

and beyond.

References

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