Gayton's parish church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Nicholas' is located within the village on Lynn Road and has been Grade I listed since 1960.[5] The church no longer holds Sunday services, however, it remains open daily to visitors.[6]
The church holds a font dating from the Fourteenth Century as well as a more modern sculpture by the Swedish artist, Britt Wikstrom.[7] There is also a memorial in the church to Captain Douglas H. Marsham who was killed serving with the British South Africa Police at the Siege of Mafeking as well as a restored memorial to the fallen in the First World War of the Gayton Lodge of the Odd Fellows.[8]
There is one pub in the village, The Crown. The village also has a butcher's shop, Gayton Goslings care/daycare centre, a hair salon, a fish and chip shop and petrol station combining convenience shop/post office. The village formally had a windmill and is currently seeing a large increase in the building of residential housing.
Gayton Church of England Primary School is located within the village and is part of the Diocese of Norwich Academies Trust. The headteachers is Mrs N. Allitt.[9]
The village's national constituency is North West Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's James Wild MP since 2010.
War Memorial
Gayton War Memorial is a wooden lychgate at the entrance to St. Nicholas' Churchyard. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[10][11]
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