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Gestingthorpe

Coordinates: 52°01′N 0°39′E / 52.017°N 0.650°E / 52.017; 0.650
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Gestingthorpe (pronounced /[invalid input: 'icon']ˈɡɛsɪŋθɔːrp/, ges-ing-thorp, 'guessingthorpe') is a village and a civil parish in the Braintree District, in the English county of Essex. It is approximately halfway between the town of Halstead in Essex and Sudbury in Suffolk. The nearest railway station is in Sudbury, which offers a shuttle service to Marks Tey and at the extremes of the day, Colchester. The village is situated at a set of crossroads, North End Road, Nether Hill, Sudbury Road and Church Street. It is served by the number 11 bus between Sudbury and Halstead, and three trips a day are made.

The Oates family were originally a West Yorkshire family until they succeeded to the Manor of Over Hall in Gestingthorpe. L E G Oates was born in Putney London 16 March 1880

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Information about the village [1] St Mary the Virgin, Knights-Hospitallers website. [2]

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52°01′N 0°39′E / 52.017°N 0.650°E / 52.017; 0.650

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