Searching for "GUNTON"

We could not match "GUNTON" in our simplified list of the main towns and villages, or as a postcode. There are several other ways of finding places within Vision of Britain, so read on for detailed advice and 11 possible matches we have found for you:

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    Unit Name Type of Unit Containing Unit (and Type)
    GUNTON LG_Ward Parish-level Unit LOWESTOFT MB (Local Government District)
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  • If you are looking for hills, rivers, castles ... or pretty much anything other than the "places" where people live and lived, you need to look in our collection of Historical Gazetteers. This contains the complete text of three gazetteers published in the late 19th century — over 90,000 entries. Although there are no descriptive gazetteer entries for placenames exactly matching your search term (other than those already linked to "places"), the following entries mention "GUNTON":
    Place name County Entry Source
    ERPINGHAM Norfolk Gunton, Thorpe-Market, South Repps, Gimingham, Trunch, Knapton, Mundsley, Trimingham, Sidestrand, and North Repps; the sub-district of Cromer, containing Imperial
    Gunton Suffolk Gunton , coast par., E. Suffolk, 2i miles N. of Lowestoft, 1072 ac., pop. 88 ; Gunton Denes is here, also the seat Bartholomew
    Gunton Norfolk Gunton .-- par. and ry. sta., N. Norfolk, 5 miles S. of Cromer, 945 ac., pop. 73; contain Gunton Park , seat Bartholomew
    GUNTON Norfolk GUNTON , a parish in Erpingham district, Norfolk; adjacent to the projected line of railway from Norwich to Cromer, 4½ miles Imperial
    GUNTON Suffolk GUNTON , a parish in Mutford district, Suffolk; on the coast, 2½ miles N by W of Lowestoft r. station Imperial
    HANWORTH Norfolk annexed to the rectory of Gunton, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is good; and there are charities £10. Imperial
    MATLASK Norfolk Gunton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £186. Patron, the Duchy of Lancaster. The church Imperial
    MUTFORD Suffolk Gunton, Corton, Blundeston, Somerleyton, Herringfleet, Ashby, and Lound; and the sub-district of Gorleston, containing the parishes of Gorleston, Belton Imperial
    NORFOLK Norfolk Gunton House, Honingham Hall, Kimberley Hall, Melton-Constable Hall, Merton Hall, Blickling Hall, Elmham Hall, Mannington Hall, North Repps Hall Imperial
    PETERBOROUGH Leicestershire
    Northamptonshire
    Rutland
    Gunton. Structure. —The town consists of neat, regular, well-built, and well-paved streets. The town hall stands in the market Imperial
    It may also be worth using "sound-alike" and wildcard searching to find names similar to your search term:



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