Gisleham

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Village in Suffolk, England

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::summary Village in Suffolk, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
official_name	Gisleham
country	England
region	East of England
static_image_name	Gisleham-g2.jpg
static_image_caption	Holy Trinity, Gisleham
area_total_km2	6
area_footnotes
population	778
population_ref	(2011)
os_grid_reference	TM514885
coordinates
post_town	LOWESTOFT
postcode_area	NR
postcode_district	NR33
dial_code	01502
constituency_westminster	Lowestoft
civil_parish	Gisleham
shire_district	East Suffolk
shire_county	Suffolk
hide_services	yes
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The parish had a population of 778 at the 2011 United Kingdom census. The main A12 road cuts through the eastern portion of the parish close to the North Sea coast. The coastal section of the parish to the east of the main road has developed as a series of holiday parks, including a large Pontins park. The parish extends south as far as the Hundred River where it borders Henstead with Hulver Street and Rushmere parishes.

History

The place name of Gisleham derives from the Old English gysla and ham, meaning "Gysla's Village".

Gisleham Manor is a moated site dating to the 13th century. A house once existed that was enclosed within the moats, and is likely to have been a fortified manor house. The house and associated buildings no longer exist.The site is a scheduled monument.

The lordship of Gisleham Manor was held by a number of families in succession.

Culture and community

Residential development at Bloodmoor Hill on the edge of Carlton Colville has led to a rapid growth in the parish population since the 1980s when it stood at 456. The South Lowestoft Industrial Estate, including a number of large retail stores, has also been built where the parish borders Pakefield on the southern edge of Lowestoft.

The traditional area of the village is centred around the parish church and extends in a linear style. It includes an area of housing at Black Street in the south of the parish and development to the north around the site of the former Gisleham Middle School. This was closed in 2011 as part of a reorganisation of schools in parts of Suffolk, and is now the site of Carlton Colville Primary School.

Holy Trinity church

Holy Trinity church is one of around 40 round-tower churches in Suffolk.{{efn|The exact number of round-tower churches in the county is a matter of debate. Some sources list 38, others cite between 40 and 43. They almost all date from the late Anglo-Saxon or early Norman periods and were mostly built between the 11th and 14th-centuries. There are around 183 round-tower churches in England, most of them in Norfolk, which has around 124, and Suffolk. It is a Grade I listed building.

Notes

References

[https://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Planning/Neighbourhood-Planning/Town-and-village-profiles/Gisleham-Village-Profile.pdf Village profile: Gisleham], [[East Suffolk District Council]], 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1018967 Gisleham Manor moated site, 400m south west of White House Farm], List entry, [[Historic England]]. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
[https://www.healthysuffolk.org.uk/uploads/Gisleham-_Parish_Profile.pdf Gisleham], Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
[https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/gisleham.pdf Gisleham], Suffolk Heritage Explorer, [[Suffolk County Council]]. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
[https://thetempletrail.com/round-tower-churches-map/ Round Tower Churches Map], The Temple Trail. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
[https://wealdanddownlandchurches.co.uk/suffolk-churches/ Suffolk Churches], Weald and Downland Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
[http://greatenglishchurches.co.uk/html/norfolk_round_tower_churches.html Norfolk Round Tower Churches], Great English Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
Hart S (2019) [https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/roundtower/roundtower.htm Round Tower Churches], Building Conservation, Cathedral Communications. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
Knott S [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/abround.htm Suffolk churches with round towers], Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
[https://www.roundtowers.org.uk Welcome to the Round Tower Churches Society], The Round Tower Churches Society. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
Four of the churches now in Norfolk were previously in Suffolk before [[Local Government Act 1972|boundary changes in 1974]].}} The church has a late Saxon or early Norman round base topped with a 15th-century octagonal brick crown. The medieval church was restored in 1861 and 1887, and the chancel in 1902 to 1908.Knott S (2009) [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/gisleham.htm Holy Trinity, Gisleham], Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1182784 Church of Holy Trinity], List entry, [[Historic England]]. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

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