Population 1,432 (2011 census) Civil parish Gayton Country England Area 22.84 km² Local time Saturday 7:27 AM UK parliament constituency North West Norfolk | OS grid reference TF720190 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Norfolk Dialling code 01553 | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 95% Humidity District King's Lynn and West Norfolk | ||
Gayton is a small village in the west of the English county of Norfolk.
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Map of Gayton, UK
Location
It is 7.3 miles east of the town of King's Lynn, and 10.1 miles north-west of the town of Swaffham. The Gaywood River has its source just north of the village at Derby Fen. The village sides astride of the B1145 Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects North Norfolk west to east.
Overview
The village has a primary school, which was a first school but in March 2011 gained full primary status. The school will grow to possess the full primary age range by September 2013.
The church in Gayton is St Nicholas' Church. In September 2013, James Meade, son of equestrian champion Richard Meade, and Lady Laura Marsham, daughter of Julian Charles Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney, got married in this church. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton were in attendance at the wedding.
There is one pub in the village, The Crown. The village also has two butcher's shops, a child care/daycare centre, a hair salon, a fish and chip shop and petrol station combining convenience shop/post office. The village has a windmill and is twinned with nearby Middleton.
Nearby is Gayton Hall, the home of The Earl & Countess of Romney, whose gardens are open to the public.
Governance
Gayton is a parish of the Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district council, which is responsible for the most local services, but for Westminster elections it forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency, represented by Henry Bellingham (Conservative). Norfolk County Council is responsible for roads, some schools, and social services, and the county councillor for Gayton is Richard Toby Coke (UKIP). An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,240.