Gunthorpe

Other current and historical names

Gunatorp
Gunetorp
Gunestorp

Parish/Community: Gunthorpe
District/Borough: North Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°52'22"N 0°59'31"E
Eastings/Northings: 601463, 334787
OS Grid: TG014347
Mapcode Local: GBR S88.ZKD
Mapcode Global: WHLR6.61MZ

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Gunthorpe within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Gunthorpe in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Gunthorpe, par., N. Norfolk, 5 miles SW. of Holt, 1087 ac., pop. 221.

Gunthorpe in the Domesday Book

A village in Holt hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Households: 6 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Woodland: 4 pigs
- Animals in 1086: 2 pigs
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Bishop Almer of Elmham
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Households: 4 smallholders
- Meadow: 1 acre
- Woodland: 4 pigs
3rd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Peter of Valognes
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Peter of Valognes
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 6 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 1 acre
- Woodland: 4 pigs

British Place Names

Gunthorpe, Norfolk

Gunthorpe is a village in Norfolk

Gunthorpe in historic gazetteers

Gunthorpe in the Domesday Book