Essex
Braintree District
Gestingthorpe

Gestingthorpe

Gestingthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of , England. It is approximately halfway between the towns of in Essex and in Suffolk.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 397 residents
  • Description: village in Essex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Gestingthorne” and “Gestingthorpe, Essex”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hedingham Castle and Church of St Ethelbert and All Saints.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, in the village of , , is arguably the best preserved Norman keep in England. The castle fortifications and outbuildings were built around 1100, and the keep around 1140. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Gestingthorpe.

Church
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles north of Gestingthorpe.

Building
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Queen Anne-style country house in the parish of , Essex, near Sudbury, Suffolk, England. It is a privately owned Grade II* listed building. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gestingthorpe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Maplestead and Great Yeldham.

Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of , England. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 257. is situated 3 miles south of Gestingthorpe.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , England, about 6 miles from the Suffolk border. It is situated along the main A1017 road between and . At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,948. is situated 3 miles west of Gestingthorpe.

Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. The village is located within the Colne Valley, in the northern region of Essex, close to both the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire borders, situated on the A1017 road. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Gestingthorpe.

Gestingthorpe

Latitude
52.01701° or 52° 1′ 1″ north
Longitude
0.63932° or 0° 38′ 22″ east
Population
397
Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)
Open location code
9F422J8Q+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 300594181
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648711
Wiki­data ID
Q2004359
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Gestingthorpe” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Гестингтхорпе”
  • Cebuano: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Chinese: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Dutch: “Gestingthorpe”
  • French: “Gestingthorpe”
  • German: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Irish: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Italian: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Ladin: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Polish: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Swedish: “Gestingthorpe (parish i Storbritannien)”
  • Swedish: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Turkish: “Gestingthorpe”
  • Welsh: “Gestingthorpe”
  • “Gestingthorpe”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gestingthorpe Village Hall and Gestingthorpe Cricket Club.

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