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{{Short description|Town in Norfolk, England}}
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'''Gorleston-on-Sea''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|
==History==
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The place-name 'Gorleston' is first attested in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, where it appears as ''Gorlestuna''. It appears as ''Gurlestona'' in the [[Pipe Rolls]] of 1130. The first element may be related to the word 'girl', and is probably a personal name. The name could mean "girls' town or settlement", or a variant thereof, similar to [[Girlington]] in [[West Yorkshire]].<ref>[[Eilert Ekwall]], ' 'The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.201.</ref>
[[Historic counties of England|Historically]] the town was in the county of [[Suffolk]]. In the [[Middle Ages]] it had two manors, and a small manor called Bacons. The medieval church of St. Andrew stands in the town and by historical association gives its name to the [[Gorleston Psalter]], an important example of 14th century [[East Anglia
[[Gorleston Barracks]] were established in 1853.<ref name=EH>{{NHLE|num= 1245811 |desc= Southtown Road Workshop Range|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> There were to be three railway stations in the town on the [[Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line]]. The stations on the line were [[Gorleston-on-Sea railway station|Gorleston-on-Sea]], [[Gorleston North railway station|Gorleston North]] and [[Gorleston Links railway station|Gorleston Links]] which all closed between 1942 and 1970. The closest railway stations are now [[Lowestoft railway station|Lowestoft]] and [[Great Yarmouth railway station|Great Yarmouth]].
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The town is meticulously described in the novel ''Gorleston'' by Henry Sutton (Sceptre, 1995) and in Philip Leslie's novels ''The History of Us'' (Legend Press, 2009) and ''What Remains'' (December House, 2013). Both Sutton and Leslie employ the actual names of roads and retail outlets in their work.
Gorleston-on-Sea's Pier Hotel and beach feature as a key location in [[Danny Boyle]]'s 2019 film ''[[Yesterday (2019 film)|Yesterday]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pierhotelgorleston.co.uk/yesterday.html |title= Pier Hotel Gorleston |access-date= 13 July 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===Administrative history===
Gorleston was an [[ancient parish]] in Suffolk. Southtown was brought within Great Yarmouth's borough boundaries in
Gorleston continued to form a [[civil parish]] within the borough of Great Yarmouth until 1974, although as an [[urban parish]] it had no separate parish council. In 1951 the parish had a population of 24,984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10179944/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Gorleston AP/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=5 February 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 1974 the civil parish was abolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/great%20yarmouth.html|title=Great Yarmouth Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=5 February 2023}}</ref>
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===East Anglian School for Deaf and Blind Children===
The East Anglian School for Deaf and Blind Children (for deaf children and for blind children) was established in Gorleston in 1912 and based there until it closed in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Anglian School for the Deaf and Blind|url=http://norfolkdeafhistory.org.uk/images/history/history8.gif|website=Norfolk Deaf History|access-date=9 April 2015|format=GIF image|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419083410/http://norfolkdeafhistory.org.uk/images/history/history8.gif|archive-date=19 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> During the [[Second World War]] the school was [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] to [[Aberpergwm House]] in [[Glynneath]], Wales.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gosse|first1=Peter|title=EAS moved to Wales During the War 1940-1945|url=http://norfolkdeafhistory.org.uk/database/images/DH0178.pdf|website=Norfolk Deaf History|access-date=9 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419081711/http://norfolkdeafhistory.org.uk/database/images/DH0178.pdf|archive-date=19 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The headmaster's house in Gorleston was severely damaged by bombing in 1941.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clapham|first1=Lucy|title=Blue plaque marks the spot of important Gorleston landmark|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/blue_plaque_marks_the_spot_of_important_gorleston_landmark_1_1737146|access-date=15 November 2014|work=East Anglian Daily Press|date=10 December 2012|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129011547/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/blue_plaque_marks_the_spot_of_important_gorleston_landmark_1_1737146|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Notable people==
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* [[William Adams (lifesaver)|William Adams]] (1864–1913) highly decorated lifesaver and swimming instructor<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/new-wetherspoon-s-the-william-adams-opens-in-gorleston-1-5433146 | title='This is beyond my wildest dreams' - family's pride as new Wetherspoon pub opens in Gorleston}}</ref>
* [[Jessica-Jane Applegate]] (born 1996) Paralympic swimmer and gold medalist
* [[Rowland Fisher]] (1885–1969) painter, mainly known for his seascapes<ref>[http://www.hatfieldhines.com/false/rowland-fisher/ Hatfield Hines Galleries website, Rowland Fisher, 1885-1969] retrieved January 2018</ref>
* [[William Fleming (lifeboatman)|William Fleming]] [[George Cross|GC]] (1865–1954) highly decorated [[Lifeboat (rescue)|lifeboatman]]<ref>[http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/your-great-yarmouth/letters/blue-plaque-to-honour-gorleston-lifeboat-coxswain-1-5236251 Great Yarmouth Mercury, 14 October, 2017, Blue plaque to honour Gorleston lifeboat coxswain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117011906/http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/your-great-yarmouth/letters/blue-plaque-to-honour-gorleston-lifeboat-coxswain-1-5236251 |date=17 January 2018 }} retrieved January 2018</ref>
*[[John Fuller, Baron Fuller|John Charles Fuller, The Lord Fuller OBE]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Order of the British Empire | website=The Gazette | date=2019-06-18 | url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3294282 | ref={{sfnref | The Gazette | 2019}} | access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref> (born 1968), British life peer<ref>{{cite web | title=Political Peerages 2024 | website=GOV.UK | date=2024-02-09 | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/political-peerages-2024 | ref={{sfnref | GOV.UK | 2024}} | access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref> created Baron Fuller, of Gorleston-on-Sea in the County of Norfolk by Letters Patent on 8th March 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=LANGLEY SCHOOL (1960) LIMITED people | website=GOV.UK | date=6 Dec 2019 | url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00656498/officers | ref={{sfnref | GOV.UK | 2019}} | access-date=13 Mar 2024}}</ref> and took his seat in the House of Lords on 12th March 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Grimmer | first=Dan | title=Gorleston gets a new peer... as council leader becomes a Lord | website=Great Yarmouth Mercury | date=12 Mar 2024 | url=https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/24178359.south-norfolk-leader-becomes-lord-fuller-gorleston-on-sea/ | access-date=13 Mar 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Introduction: Lord Fuller | website=Hansard | date=12 Mar 2024 | url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-03-12/debates/791E1B18-F3B2-42A6-B7CB-DBB6C286C0CF/IntroductionLordFuller | ref={{sfnref | Hansard | 2024}} | access-date=13 Mar 2024}}</ref>
* [[Stanley_Fuller|Stanley Charles Fuller]] (1907 - 1988) Norfolk's first Olympic Athlete, who competed at the [[1932_Summer_Olympics|1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Olympedia – Stanley Fuller | website=Olympedia – Main Page | date=1907-10-13 | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69062 | ref={{sfnref | Olympedia – Main Page | 1907}} | access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref>
* [[Paul Gibbs (footballer)|Paul Derek Gibbs]] (born 1972) former footballer with approx. 200 club caps<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2841 SoccerBase Database] retrieved January 2018</ref>
* [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]] (1946-2020) English blues rock guitarist and the founder of [[Fleetwood Mac]]. Green lived in Gorleston for a brief period in the early
* [[Ralph Jones (GC)|Ralph Jones]] [[George Cross|GC]] (1900–1944) Gorleston born Australian soldier who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for gallantry<ref name=adb>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography|last= Gordon |first= Harry |year=1996|id=A140664b|title= Jones, Ralph (1900–1944) |accessdate=9 August 2022 }}</ref>
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* [[Myleene Klass]] (born 1978) TV presenter, musician, former member of pop group [[Hear'say]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0458325/ IMDb Database] retrieved January 2018</ref>
▲* [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]] (1946-2020) English blues rock guitarist and the founder of [[Fleetwood Mac]]. Green lived in Gorleston for a period in the early 1990's.<ref>{{cite book| last = Celmins| first = Martin| title = Peter Green: Founder of Fleetwood Mac - Revised and Updated Edition| year = 2022| publisher = Omnibus Press| page = 280| isbn = 978-1-913172-54-1}}</ref>
* [[Gregg Lowe]] (born 1986) actor<ref name="greatyarmouthmercury">{{cite web|url=http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/clinically-dead-x-men-actor-revived-at-end-of-marathon-1-4309634|title=Clinically dead X-Men actor revived at end of marathon|first=Liz|last=Coates|website=greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk|access-date=14 August 2017|archive-date=14 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814215441/http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/clinically-dead-x-men-actor-revived-at-end-of-marathon-1-4309634|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3171633/ IMDb Database] retrieved January 2018</ref>▼
* Campbell Archibald Mellon (1876–1955) painter and founder member of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Society of Artists<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.macconnal-mason.com/artist-detail/240452/campbell-archibald-mellon | title=Campbell Archibald Mellon (1876 - 1955) | Artist | Macconnal-Mason }}</ref>
▲* [[Myleene Klass]] (born 1978) TV presenter,<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0458325/ IMDb Database] retrieved January 2018</ref> musician, former member of pop group [[Hear'say]]
* [[Sammy Morgan (footballer)|Sammy Morgan]] (born 1946) former
▲* [[Gregg Lowe]] (born 1986) actor<ref name="greatyarmouthmercury">{{cite web|url=http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/clinically-dead-x-men-actor-revived-at-end-of-marathon-1-4309634|title=Clinically dead X-Men actor revived at end of marathon|first=Liz|last=Coates|website=greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3171633/ IMDb Database] retrieved January 2018</ref>
* [[Kate Norgate]] (1853 – 1935) eminent historian and author. Norgate lived in Gorleston from 1921 until her death<ref name="Adams">{{cite work|last=Adams|first=Stewart|date=2024|title=Kate Norgate (1853 to 1935) – Historian|publisher=Due for publication in Yarmouth Archaeology in October 2024. Yarmouth Archaeology is the annual publication of the Great Yarmouth Local History & Archaeological Society}}</ref>
▲* [[Sammy Morgan (footballer)|Sammy Morgan]] (born 1946) former pro. footballer,<ref>[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gorlestonfc/a/history-8202.html?page=2 Gorleston F.C website, Previous managers] retrieved January 2018</ref> making over 260 appearances
* [[Kip Sabian]] (born 1992) professional wrestler, currently signed by American promotion, [[All Elite Wrestling]]<ref name="wos">{{cite web|url=https://woswrestling.co.uk/staff/kip-sabian-wos/|title=Kip Sabian - World of Sport wrestling|date=28 June 2018 |publisher=World of Sport wrestling|access-date=March 11, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1945)|Peter Simpson]] (born 1945) former professional footballer
* [[Hannah Spearritt]] (born 1981) actress and former member of pop group [[S Club 7]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817339/ IMDb Database] retrieved January 2018</ref>
* [[Henry Sutton (novelist)|Henry Edward Sutton]] (born 1963) Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the [[University of East Anglia]] and award-winning crime novelist<ref>[https://www.uea.ac.uk/literature/people/profile/henry-sutton Henry Sutton, Biography, University of East Anglia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116194850/https://www.uea.ac.uk/literature/people/profile/henry-sutton |date=16 January 2018 }} retrieved January 2018</ref>
==See also==
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