Gonalston
Gonalston is a small village in Nottinghamshire lying
Gonalston is a small village in Nottinghamshire lying
just to the north-east of Lowdham and almost upon the A612 trunk road that runs from Nottingham to Southwell. Gonalston comprises 1,096 acres of arable and pasture land in about equal portions, interspersed with 106 acres (0.43 km2) of wood and plantations. It lies on a small river called the Dover Beck which separates the village from Lowdham and which flows south-east into the River Trent 2 miles (3.2 km) away. Population for the 2021 census was 83 residents.
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Worth seeing in and around Gonalston
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Priory Church of St. Peter, Thurgarton
The Priory Church of St Peter, Thurgarton is a former house of Canons Regular or "Black Canons" and now a Church of England church in Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England. St Peter's is a Grade I listed building.
2.1 km · church in Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Holy Cross Church, Epperstone
Holy Cross Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England at Epperstone in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.
3 km · church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03St Mary's Church, Lowdham
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Lowdham.
1.8 km · church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04St Laurence's Church, Gonalston
St Laurence's Church, Gonalston is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Gonalston.
300 m · grade II listed church in Gonalston, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Gunthorpe Bridge
Gunthorpe Bridge refers two crossings across the River Trent at Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire. The first cast-iron bridge was built in the Victorian era using a local act of Parliament.
3.8 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Holy Trinity Church, Bulcote
Holy Trinity Church, Bulcote is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Bulcote.
3.5 km · grade II listed church in Bulcote, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07St Helen's Church, Kneeton
St Helen's Church, Kneeton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Kneeton, Nottinghamshire, England.
3.3 km · grade II listed church in Kneeton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08St Michael's Church, Hoveringham
St Michael's Church, Hoveringham is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England.
2.1 km · grade II listed church in Hoveringham, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09St Aidan's Church, Caythorpe
St Aidan's Church, Caythorpe is a Chapel of Ease in the Church of England in Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire. It is notable as being one of very few surviving 'tin tabernacles' still in ecclesiastical use.
1.9 km · church in Caythorpe, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gonalston
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 31 km · Birmingham (BHX), 81 km · Manchester (MAN), 93 km
- Stations
- Thurgarton railway station, 2.1 km · Bleasby railway station, 3.9 km · Lowdham railway station, 1.6 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Gonalston86 km · quickest by road, 2h · £10–13
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Gonalston98 km · quickest by road, 3h · £12–16
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Gonalston94 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · £10–14
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No local-transport research exists yet for Gonalston
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gonalston. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMotorists have two choices to enter England from outside Great Britain, by various car ferry routes, or the Channel Tunnel.
- Get inThere are only limited car ferry services connecting Ireland directly with England.
- Get inAlternatively it is possible to take a ferry from Ireland to Wales or Scotland and then continue the journey by road to England.
- Go nextWales — to the west of England, with its own language and culture Scotland — pristine nature and highlands to the north Isle of Man — picturesque island nation perfect for outdoor pursuits Ireland and Northern Ireland — fascinating history and cultures a short ferry ride away France, Belgium, and the Netherlands — all accessible by direct high-speed rail from London
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Next door to Gonalston
Gonalston is 13 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Lowdhamvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK1.5 km
- Thurgartonvillage and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, UK2.6 km
- Bulcotevillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK3 km
- Gunthorpevillage and civil parish outside of Nottingham, England3.3 km
- Epperstonevillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK2.9 km
- Hoveringhamvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK1.5 km