Gorleston-on-Sea explained

Type:Town
Country:England
Coordinates:52.5757°N 1.7235°W
Label Position:top
Official Name:Gorleston-on-Sea
Shire District:Great Yarmouth
Region:East of England
Shire County:Norfolk
Constituency Westminster:Great Yarmouth
Post Town:GREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode District:NR31
Postcode Area:NR
Dial Code:01493
Os Grid Reference:TG520040
Static Image Name:The Pavilion Theatre, Gorleston, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 291064.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Pavilion Theatre

Gorleston-on-Sea, historically and colloquially known as Gorleston, is a seaside town[1] [2] in the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It lies to the south of Great Yarmouth, on the opposite side of the mouth of the River Yare. Historically in Suffolk, it was a port town at the time of the Domesday Book. It was incorporated into Great Yarmouth in 1836. Gorleston's port became a centre of fishing for herring along with salt pans used for the production of salt to preserve the fish. In Edwardian times the fishing industry rapidly declined and the town's role changed to that of a seaside resort.

History

The place-name 'Gorleston' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Gorlestuna. It appears as Gurlestona in the Pipe Rolls of 1130. The first element may be related to the word 'girl', and is probably a personal name. The name could mean "girls' town or settlement", or a variant thereof, similar to Girlington in West Yorkshire.[3]

Historically the town was in the county of Suffolk. In the Middle Ages it had two manors, and a small manor called Bacons. The medieval church of St. Andrew stands in the town and by historical association gives its name to the Gorleston Psalter, an important example of 14th century East Anglian illuminated art. At the northern tip of the parish an area known as Southtown (also known as South Town or Little Yarmouth) grew as a suburb to Great Yarmouth, facing it across the Yare.[4]

Gorleston Barracks were established in 1853. There were to be three railway stations in the town on the Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line. The stations on the line were Gorleston-on-Sea, Gorleston North and Gorleston Links which all closed between 1942 and 1970. The closest railway stations are now Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.

Its main attraction is its sandy "Edwardian Beach." It has traditional seaside gardens and model boat pond. It also has a theatre opposite the pier called the Pavilion. The main shopping centre is on High Street. It has its own golf club. There is also the hospital and a library. There is a lighthouse, lifeboat station and coastwatch station on Riverside Road.[5] In 2023 the beach was voted the best in Britain, and the 12th best in Europe, by Tripadvisor reviewers.[6]

St Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, built in 1938–39, was Eric Gill's only complete work of architecture.

In the Great Storm of 1987, Gorleston-on-Sea experienced the highest wind speed recorded in the UK on that day, which was 122mph.

The town is meticulously described in the novel Gorleston by Henry Sutton (Sceptre, 1995) and in Philip Leslie's novels The History of Us (Legend Press, 2009) and What Remains (December House, 2013). Both Sutton and Leslie employ the actual names of roads and retail outlets in their work.

Gorleston-on-Sea's Pier Hotel and beach feature as a key location in Danny Boyle's 2019 film Yesterday.[7]

Administrative history

Gorleston was an ancient parish in Suffolk. Southtown was brought within Great Yarmouth's borough boundaries in 1668, whilst remaining part of the parish of Gorleston.[4] The rest of the parish was added to the constituency of Great Yarmouth in 1832 under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832.[8] Great Yarmouth's municipal borough boundaries were adjusted to match the constituency from 1 January 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, since when Gorleston has been administered as part of Great Yarmouth.[9] [10] The borough of Great Yarmouth straddled Norfolk and Suffolk between 1668 and 1891, with the original town north of the Yare being in Norfolk and Gorleston south of the Yare being in Suffolk. The borough was placed entirely in Norfolk in 1891, although as a county borough Great Yarmouth provided its own county-level services, independent from Norfolk County Council.[11]

Gorleston continued to form a civil parish within the borough of Great Yarmouth until 1974, although as an urban parish it had no separate parish council. In 1951 the parish had a population of 24,984.[12] On 1 April 1974 the civil parish was abolished.[13]

Education

There are a number of primary schools in the area serving Gorleston and the wider locality. Secondary schools include Cliff Park Ormiston Academy, Lynn Grove Academy and Ormiston Venture Academy.

East Norfolk Sixth Form College is located in Gorleston. It is a major sixth form provider in Norfolk, attracting students from a wide area.

East Anglian School for Deaf and Blind Children

The East Anglian School for Deaf and Blind Children (for deaf children and for blind children) was established in Gorleston in 1912 and based there until it closed in 1985.[14] During the Second World War the school was evacuated to Aberpergwm House in Glynneath, Wales.[15] The headmaster's house in Gorleston was severely damaged by bombing in 1941.[16]

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-06-01 . A-Z of Norfolk nostalgia: A history of Gorleston in pictures . 2023-12-07 . Great Yarmouth Mercury . en.
  2. Web site: Gorleston on Sea . 2023-12-07 . Visit Norfolk . en-GB.
  3. [Eilert Ekwall]
  4. Book: Suckling . Alfred . The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk . 1846 . W. S. Crowell . Ipswich . 360–380 .
  5. http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/east/stations/GreatYarmouthandGorlestonNorfolk/history RNLI history of Great Yarmouth & Gorleston lifeboat station
  6. Web site: Top 25 beaches - Europe. Tripadvisor. 28 February 2023.
  7. Web site: Pier Hotel Gorleston . 13 July 2019 .
  8. Book: The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . 1832 . 353 . 23 August 2023.
  9. Book: The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . 459 . 23 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Relationships and changes Gorleston AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 5 February 2023.
  11. Web site: Local Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 13) Act 1890 . legislation.gov.uk . The National Archives . 23 August 2023 . 13.
  12. Web site: Population statistics Gorleston AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 5 February 2023.
  13. Web site: Great Yarmouth Registration District. UKBMD. 5 February 2023.
  14. Web site: East Anglian School for the Deaf and Blind. Norfolk Deaf History. 9 April 2015. GIF image. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150419083410/http://norfolkdeafhistory.org.uk/images/history/history8.gif. 19 April 2015. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: Gosse. Peter. EAS moved to Wales During the War 1940-1945. Norfolk Deaf History. 9 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150419081711/http://norfolkdeafhistory.org.uk/database/images/DH0178.pdf. 19 April 2015. dmy-all.
  16. News: Clapham. Lucy. Blue plaque marks the spot of important Gorleston landmark. 15 November 2014. East Anglian Daily Press. 10 December 2012. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129011547/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/blue_plaque_marks_the_spot_of_important_gorleston_landmark_1_1737146. dead.
  17. Web site: 'This is beyond my wildest dreams' - family's pride as new Wetherspoon pub opens in Gorleston.
  18. http://www.hatfieldhines.com/false/rowland-fisher/ Hatfield Hines Galleries website, Rowland Fisher, 1885-1969
  19. http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/your-great-yarmouth/letters/blue-plaque-to-honour-gorleston-lifeboat-coxswain-1-5236251 Great Yarmouth Mercury, 14 October, 2017, Blue plaque to honour Gorleston lifeboat coxswain
  20. Web site: Order of the British Empire . The Gazette . 2019-06-18 . . 2024-03-10.
  21. Web site: Political Peerages 2024 . GOV.UK . 2024-02-09 . . 2024-03-10.
  22. Web site: LANGLEY SCHOOL (1960) LIMITED people . GOV.UK . 6 Dec 2019 . . 13 Mar 2024.
  23. Web site: Grimmer . Dan . Gorleston gets a new peer... as council leader becomes a Lord . Great Yarmouth Mercury . 12 Mar 2024 . 13 Mar 2024.
  24. Web site: Introduction: Lord Fuller . Hansard . 12 Mar 2024 . . 13 Mar 2024.
  25. Web site: Olympedia – Stanley Fuller . Olympedia – Main Page . 1907-10-13 . . 2024-03-10.
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  27. Book: Celmins, Martin. Peter Green: Founder of Fleetwood Mac - Revised and Updated Edition. 2022. Omnibus Press. 280. 978-1-913172-54-1.
  28. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442332/ IMDb Database
  29. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0458325/ IMDb Database
  30. Web site: Clinically dead X-Men actor revived at end of marathon. Liz. Coates. greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk. 14 August 2017. 14 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170814215441/http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/clinically-dead-x-men-actor-revived-at-end-of-marathon-1-4309634. dead.
  31. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3171633/ IMDb Database
  32. Web site: Campbell Archibald Mellon (1876 - 1955) | Artist | Macconnal-Mason .
  33. https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gorlestonfc/a/history-8202.html?page=2 Gorleston F.C website, Previous managers
  34. Adams. Stewart. 2024. Kate Norgate (1853 to 1935) – Historian. Due for publication in Yarmouth Archaeology in October 2024. Yarmouth Archaeology is the annual publication of the Great Yarmouth Local History & Archaeological Society.
  35. Web site: Kip Sabian - World of Sport wrestling. 28 June 2018 . World of Sport wrestling. March 11, 2024.
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  38. https://www.uea.ac.uk/literature/people/profile/henry-sutton Henry Sutton, Biography, University of East Anglia

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