17-436: Gaywood may refer to: Gaywood, Norfolk , England Gaywood River , Norfolk, England Nick Gaywood (born 1963), English cricketer Richard Gaywood (fl. 1650–1680), English engraver Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gaywood . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
34-686: A large open area of land which is used for activities such as football, cricket and dog-walking, as well as a weekly Sunday Market and car boot sale. It is also the site of the Gaywood Community Centre, the Gaywood Park Bowls club and the Gayton Road Cemetery, which are all accessible via the unmarked 'Cemetery Drive' road which does not show on any of the online maps for the area. A series of archaeological test pits were dug between 2010 and 2013. The report
51-531: A launderette, several cafes and various takeaways. The Gaywood Church Rooms are used as a meeting place for many different groups, including Gaywood Babies and Toddlers Group. It also used to be the home of the Gaywood Methodist Playgroup (established in 1968), but this closed for the final time in July 2016, due to a lack of children attending and ever increasing costs. The Gaywood Park is
68-460: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . King%27s Lynn and West Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk , England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn . The district also includes the towns of Downham Market and Hunstanton , along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The population of
85-697: Is an eastern suburb of King's Lynn , in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of Norfolk , England. Previously a civil parish in Freebridge Lynn Rural District , Gaywood became part of the borough of King's Lynn in 1935. Gaywood Hall, the seat of the Bagge baronets in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was built on the site of a mediaeval palace of a Bishop of Norwich , John de Gray . The house later became part of King's Lynn Technical College. The church of St Faith
102-644: Is in the Early English style, restored by Walter Caroe in the 1920s; the church is now shared by a partnership of Anglican and Methodist congregations. According to William White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk (1883), Gaywood was in the late 19th century a "considerable village" with a population of 805. The population expanded significantly in the 1960s after King's Lynn became an overflow town for London in 1962 and housing estates were built here and nearby in North and South Wootton . Gaywood
119-485: Is now a suburb of King's Lynn. There are several schools in the Gaywood area; these include Gaywood Primary School, St Martha's Catholic Primary School, King's Oak Academy (formerly Howard Infant and Nursery School), Howard Junior School, King Edward VII School and King's Lynn Academy (formerly Gaywood Park High School). The Gaywood area has a wide variety of local shops, including a Tesco supermarket, Aldi store,
136-689: The Local Government Act 1972 , covering seven former districts which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was initially named "West Norfolk" reflecting its position in the wider county. The district was awarded borough status on 30 January 1981, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. The name of the borough was changed later that year, becoming "King's Lynn and West Norfolk" with effect from 14 May 1981. The Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Norfolk County Council . Much of
153-594: The Town Hall on the Saturday Market Place in King's Lynn, parts of which date back to the 1420s, having replaced an earlier guildhall on the site which burnt down in 1421. The council's main offices are at King's Court, on Chapel Street in King's Lynn, which had been built as speculative offices in 1975, initially being called Aspen House. The council bought the building in 1981. The district comprises
170-567: The UK Youth Parliament is an apolitical organisation, the elections are run in a way similar to that of the Local Elections. The votes come from 11 to 18 year olds and are combined to make the decision of the next, 2 year Member of Youth Parliament . The elections are run at different times across the country with King's Lynn and West Norfolk's typically being in early Spring and bi-annually. The council generally meets at
187-537: The borough is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election , being run by a coalition of most of the independent councillors, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens with informal support from Labour. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside
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#1732797593799204-537: The composition of the council was: Of the 19 independent councillors, 16 sit together as the 'Independent Partnership', which forms the council's administration with the Liberal Democrats and Greens. Another two form the 'Progressive Group', and the other does not belong to a group. The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 55 councillors representing 35 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. Although
221-539: The district at the 2021 census was 154,325. Part of the borough lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The borough lies on the coast, facing both The Wash to the west and the North Sea to the north. The neighbouring districts are North Norfolk , Breckland , West Suffolk , East Cambridgeshire , Fenland and South Holland . The district was created on 1 April 1974 under
238-465: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaywood&oldid=1235652778 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gaywood, Norfolk Gaywood
255-417: The outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, with political leadership instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 2007 have been: Following the 2023 election and subsequent changes of allegiance up to May 2024,
272-422: The urban area of King's Lynn itself, together with 102 surrounding parishes. At the time of the 2001 census , the district had an area of 1,473 km , of which 28 km was in the urban area and 1,445 km in the surrounding parishes. The district had a population of 135,345 in 58,338 households, with 34,564 in 15,285 households living in the urban area, whilst 100,781 people in 43,053 households lived in
289-526: Was published in 2018. The Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk have been given planning permission to build 380 new homes, which will include a mixture of one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom houses. This initiative is part of a larger project titled the Active and Clean Connectivity Project. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1966. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Kings Lynn. This Norfolk location article
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