Gayton Thorpe is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Gayton Thorpe postcode: PE32 1FS

Retail in Gayton Thorpe

There are great places to visit near Gayton Thorpe including some great historic buildings, towns, beaches, ancient sites, old mines, woodlands, country parks, airports and ruins.

There are a number of historic buildings near Gayton Thorpe including Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea are some of Gayton Thorpe best towns to visit near Gayton Thorpe.

Gayton Thorpe is near some unmissable beaches like Heacham South Beach,

The area close to Gayton Thorpe boasts some of the best ancient sites including Grimes Graves.

The area close to Gayton Thorpe boasts some of the best old mines including Grimes Graves.

Don't miss Thetford Forest Park's woodlands if visiting the area around Gayton Thorpe.

Thetford Forest Park is one of Gayton Thorpe's best, nearby country parks to visit in Gayton Thorpe.

Don't miss Norwich Airport's airports if visiting the area around Gayton Thorpe.

Ruins to visit near Gayton Thorpe include St Benet's Abbey.

Gayton Thorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Gayton Thorpe:

• Medieval settlement around Anmer Hall
• Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
• Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
• Well Hall Roman settlement
• Bell barrow 670m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Roman villa in and adjacent to Denbeck Wood
• Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church
• Moated site at Gayton Hall
• Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe
• Hangour Hill
• Camphill
• Moated site at The Old Rectory
• Churchyard cross, St George's Church
• Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Moated site in Hillington Park
• Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane
• Mound in Osier Carr
• Medieval settlement of Babingley
• Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Stonepit Hills
• Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm
• Bell barrow 450m ESE of Anmer Farm
• Devil's Dyke, Beechamwell and Barton Bendish. Section 1km in length West of Smeeth Wood
• Two bowl barrows on Massingham Common: 900m and 930m south west of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1200m north east of Crow Hall
• Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
• Remains of St Andrew's Church
• Congham Roman settlement
• Appleton medieval and early post-medieval settlement
• Butler's Cross
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow Hall
• Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Bowl barrow 1150m ENE of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Marham Abbey
• Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow and moot on Anmer Minque, 590m SSE of junction of Peddars Way and the B1153
• Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey Farm
• Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
• Flitcham Priory, medieval settlement and 16th century great house
• Bowl barrow 250m ESE of St Lawrence's Church
• Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm
• Double moated site of Old Hall, 250m north west of Church Farm
• Medieval settlement remains east of Walton Common
• Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
• Remains of medieval and early post-medieval settlement at Summer End
• Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow 540m east of Mink Patches
• Site of All Saints' Church
• West Acre Priory, and square barrow within the precinct
• Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
• Bowl barrow 1200m ENE of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common