Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Gunton Tower
Gunton Tower — Grade II* listed building-listed memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
David Pashley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gunton Tower is a Grade II* listed building-listed memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1049785). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Gunton is a suburb of Lowestoft, in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. Gunton was a small coastal village, but over the years it has been suburbanised. Gunton has an estimated population of 6,640. The main A47 or Yarmouth Road runs through the area. The eastern part of Gunton, from Yarmouth Road to Gunton Cliff, is one of the most affluent parts of Lowestoft, after the North Broads area of Oulton Broad. Hollingsworth Road, the main road through west Gunton, is named after the philanthropist Howard Hollingsworth who lived at Gunton Cliff.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Gunton is a suburb of Lowestoft, in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. Gunton was a small coastal village, but over the years it has been suburbanised. Gunton has an estimated population of 6,640. The main A47 or Yarmouth Road runs through the area. The eastern part of Gunton, from Yarmouth Road to Gunton Cliff, is one of the most affluent parts of Lowestoft, after the North Broads area of Oulton Broad. Hollingsworth Road, the main road through west Gunton, is named after the philanthropist Howard Hollingsworth who lived at Gunton Cliff. Gunton was home to Roland Leighton and his family, and it is described by Vera Brittain in her First World War autobiography Testament of Youth.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.8648, 1.3248
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Parish
- Thorpe Market
- Postcode
- NR11 8TX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Norfolk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17555940 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gunton Lowestoft (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gunton Tower?
- Gunton Tower is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR11 8TX), in the parish of Thorpe Market.
- Is Gunton Tower a listed building?
- Gunton Tower is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Gunton Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Gunton Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gunton Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR11 8TX. It sits within the North Norfolk parliamentary constituency.