Gilston

Gilston
St Mary's church, Gilston
Gilston
Gilston shown within Hertfordshire
Population	228 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	TL 448 121
Civil parish	Gilston
District	East Hertfordshire
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARLOW
Postcode district	CM20
Dialling code	01279
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Hertford and Stortford
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51°47′23″N 0°05′58″E / 51.7896014°N 0.099346°E / 51.7896014; 0.099346Coordinates: 51°47′23″N 0°05′58″E / 51.7896014°N 0.099346°E / 51.7896014; 0.099346

Gilston is a village in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located a little over one mile north of the town of Harlow in the neighbouring county of Essex. Together with the nearby hamlet of Eastwick, it forms the civil parish of Eastwick and Gilston. At the 2001 Census, the population was 180, at the 2011 Census reverting to the civil parish of Gilston and recording a population of 228.

The name derives from Gedel or Gydel, an Old English personal name, and tun, meaning farm or settlement.

The Parish Church of St Mary dates from the 13th century, and is Grade I listed.

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