Population 228 (2011 Census) Civil parish Gilston Region East Shire county Hertfordshire Local time Tuesday 1:37 AM UK parliament constituency Hertford and Stortford | OS grid reference TL 448 121 District East Hertfordshire Country England Post town Harlow Dialling code 01279 | |
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Gilston is a village in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located a little over one mile north of the town of Harlow in the neighbouring county of Essex. Together with the nearby hamlet of Eastwick, it forms the civil parish of Eastwick and Gilston. At the 2001 Census, the population was 180, at the 2011 Census reverting to the civil parish of Gilston and recording a population of 228.
Map of Gilston, UK
The name derives from Gedel or Gydel, an Old English personal name, and tun, meaning farm or settlement.
The Parish Church of St Mary dates from the 13th century, and is Grade I listed.
References
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