St Peters - Gayton le Wold #1
The small brick building of St Peter's Church in the village of Gayton le Wold, rebuilt in 1775, is a Grade II listed Anglican church with seating for sixty, consisting of a nave, chancel and bell turret.
Gayton derives from "a farmstead where goats are kept" being the Old Scandinavian 'geit' with 'tūn', the 'le' standing in for 'on the' wold. In the Domesday Book Gayton le Wold is written as "Gedtune" or "Gettune".
St Peters - Gayton le Wold #1
The small brick building of St Peter's Church in the village of Gayton le Wold, rebuilt in 1775, is a Grade II listed Anglican church with seating for sixty, consisting of a nave, chancel and bell turret.
Gayton derives from "a farmstead where goats are kept" being the Old Scandinavian 'geit' with 'tūn', the 'le' standing in for 'on the' wold. In the Domesday Book Gayton le Wold is written as "Gedtune" or "Gettune".