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.

Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane are great places to visit near Gayton Thorpe if you like historic buildings.

The area around Gayton Thorpe boasts some of the best towns including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Don't miss Heacham South Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Gayton Thorpe.

There are a number of ancient sites near to Gayton Thorpe including Grimes Graves.

Grimes Graves is one of Gayton Thorpe's best, nearby old mines to visit in Gayton Thorpe.

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

Country Parks to visit near Gayton Thorpe include Thetford Forest Park.

Airports to visit near Gayton Thorpe include Norwich Airport.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Gayton Thorpe like St Benet's Abbey.

Gayton Thorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Gayton Thorpe:

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