Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire
| Gunthorpe | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 River Trent and The Unicorn Hotel | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK679441 |
| Location: | 52°59’24"N, -0°59’13"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 566 (2017 est.) |
| Post town: | Nottingham |
| Postcode: | NG14 |
| Dialling code: | 0115 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newark and Sherwood |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newark |
Gunthorpe is a village in Nottinghamshire. The village stands on the left bank of the River Trent. Gunthorpe Bridge on the A6097 is the only road bridge over the river between Newark and Nottingham.
The population of the parish was recorded as 752 at the 2011 census
Gunthorpe has suffered from flooding by the River Trent. The need for further flood defences was argued after flooding in 2000.
Church
The parish church, St John the Baptist, was originally a chapel of ease built in 1850. Gunthorpe became a parish in its own right, separate from Lowdham, in 1993.
Extensions were made to the church in 1991 and in 2001.[1]
History
Local tradition has it that Queen Boudica defeated the Roman IX Legion near present-day Gunthorpe in the 1st century AD.[2]
The ferry at "Gulnetorp" appears in the 1086 Domesday Book. Further mentions occur throughout the Middle Ages.[2]
The toll bridge completed in 1875 was largely made of iron. It was replaced under powers gained in 1925 by the present bridge, which is free.[2]