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Gelston is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from the A607 road, north from Grantham, and in the civil parish of Hough-on-the-Hill,〔("Hough on The Hill Parish Council" ), Lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2013〕 a village to the north-east. The village is included in the ecclesiastical parish of Hough on the Hill, part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln.〔("...for Brandon, Gelston, Hough on the Hill and surrounding villages in Lincolnshire" ), Loveden.org.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2013〕 ==History== According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Gelston could be "a farmstead or a village of a man called Gjofull" – 'Gels' from an Old Scandinavian person name and 'ton' Old English for "enclosure, farmstead, village, manor, () estate".〔Mills, Anthony David (2003); ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', pp.203, 525, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011). ISBN 019960908X〕 Gelston is referred to in the 1086 ''Domesday'' account as "Chevelestune"〔("Documents Online: Gelston, Lincolnshire" ), ''Great Domesday Book'', Folio: 247v; The National Archives. Retrieved 4 July 2012〕 in the manor of Hough on the Hill, and in the Loveden Hundred of Kesteven. It had 26 households, 18 villagers, 6 smallholders and 2 freemen, with 16 ploughlands, a meadow of and a woodland of . In 1066 Earl Ralph was Lord of the Manor; after 1086 this transferred to Count Alan of Brittany, who also became Tenant-in-chief.〔("Gelston" ), Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2012〕 In 1885 ''Kelly's Directory'' noted: "at Gelston there is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists; and an ancient cross".〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, pp. 490, 491〕 The Wesleyan chapel was built in 1839, closed in 1958, and is now a private residence.〔("Monument No. 1378669" ), ''National Monuments Record'', English Heritage. Retrieved 4 July 2012〕 The medieval limestone cross dates from the 15th century, is Grade II listed and a scheduled ancient monument.〔("Cross, Gelston Green" ), ''National Heritage List for England'', English Heritage. Retrieved 4 July 2012〕〔("Gelston village cross" ), ''National Heritage List for England'', English Heritage. Retrieved 4 July 2012〕〔("Monument No. 504671" ), ''National Monuments Record'', English Heritage. Retrieved 4 July 2012〕〔 Remains of 15th-century cross〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gelston, Lincolnshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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