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.

There are a number of towns near Gayton Thorpe including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Beaches to visit near Gayton Thorpe include Heacham South Beach.

Ancient Sites to visit near Gayton Thorpe include Grimes Graves.

The area around Gayton Thorpe's best old mines can be found at Grimes Graves.

The area close to Gayton Thorpe boasts some of the best woodlands including Thetford Forest Park.

Thetford Forest Park is a great place to visit close to Gayton Thorpe if you like country parks.

There are a several good airports in the area around Gayton Thorpe like Norwich Airport.

Don't miss St Benet's Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Gayton Thorpe.

Gayton Thorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Gayton Thorpe:

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