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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gunton like this:
GUNTON, a parish in Mutford district, Suffolk; on the coast, 2½ miles N by W of Lowestoft r. station. Post town, Lowestoft. Acres, 1, 072; of which 205 are water. Real property, £1, 053. Pop., 73. Houses, 13. the living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £149. Patrons, the Heirs of H. T. Fowler, Esq., and others. The church has late Norman doors, and a low circular west tower; and was chiefly rebuilt in 1700.
Gunton is now part of EAST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gunton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gunton, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7241
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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