Gateley

Coordinates: 52°46′54″N 0°54′14″E / 52.78153°N 0.90390°E / 52.78153; 0.90390

Gateley is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England.

Location

The village is situated some 16.9 km (10.5 mi) north-east of the town of Swaffham, 8.7 km (5.4 mi) north of the town of Dereham and 22.7 km (14.1 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich. The parish of Gateley is within the Breckland district of Norfolk. The parish lies south-east of the parish of Great Ryburgh and north-west of the parish of North Elmham. The river Wensum runs across the north-east of the parish. Nearby villages include Colkirk and Horningtoft.

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The parish name is old English and translates as 'clearing where goats are kept'. This place name and documentary evidence suggests the settlement has been in existence since at least the Late Saxon period.

Notable buildings

The parish church of Saint Helen