From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Gunstone

Hamlet in Staffordshire, England

Summary

Hamlet in Staffordshire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Gunstone
country	England
map_type	Staffordshire
coordinates
post_town	Wolverhampton
shire_district	South Staffordshire
region	West Midlands
shire_county	Staffordshire
postcode_district	WV8
postcode_area	WV
dial_code	01902

Gunstone is a hamlet in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is situated north east of the village of Codsall.

Place name and location

Gunstone was first recorded in 1186 as Gonestona. Toponymists think that the name comes from a combination of an Old Norse personal name, Gunni or Gunnr, along with the Old English word tūn, giving the enclosure or farmstead of Gunni. In early English times, Gunstone sat just a few miles south of border of the Danelaw at Watling Street - the area of England under Danish control.

The settlement is based around Whitehouse Lane, with Pendeford in Wolverhampton to the east and Codsall Wood to the west. The Moat Brook, a tributary of the River Penk, passes through Gunstone, occasionally flooding sections of Whitehouse Lane after a period of sustained rain.

A Roman road ran south through this area from Pennocrucium in the direction of Greensforge.

Today

Whitehouse Lane, Gunstone]] Gunstone has changed little in the 20th century, and it is still very much a rural hamlet, flanked by fields and farms, despite its proximity to nearby [[Wolverhampton]]. (Gunstone is 2 miles from the city's north western border.)

Gunstone Hall Equestrian is a livery yard based in Gunstone, run by Samantha and William Fish.

Alongside the Staffordshire Way route - a bridleway that passes through the area, is Gunstone Farm. In July 2010 the farm listed traditional farm buildings for sale through Smiths Gore, with full planning consent for conversion to residential dwellings.

References

'A Survey and Analysis of the Place-Names of Staffordshire' - David Horovitz (2003)
http://www.codsallparishcouncil.co.uk/Minutes/080827p.htm Flooding to Whitehouse Lane
http://www.gunstonehallequestrian.org/about_us_1.html{{Dead link. (January 2020)
http://www.smithsgore.co.uk/news-estate-agency/gunstone-farm-buildings-21364 Gunstone Farm buildings

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

south-staffordshire-district hamlets-in-staffordshire

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Gunstone — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report