Guton / Bradiston and Guton / Gukenton / Gutheketuna

Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "Guton was a considerable town and lordship, at the time of the survey, though now depopulated, and included in Brandeston, and was wrote Gutheketuna", but the Domesday entry does not mention either church or cleric it; of the church here Blomefield (ibid.) writes: "The Church is a rectory dedicated to St. Swithin, has 2 isles, with a chapel on the south side, also a chancel, and square tower, with four bells. In the chancel a stone [...] Richard de Langbrigg was rector in the 3d of Henry III." [i.e., 1219]. Blomefield's last recorded rector entry is for "John Astley", who occurs rector in 1759, which would have been about the time the author stopped gathering data for his book. The White's 1883 directory entry for "Brandiston and Guton" reads in part: "Brandiston CHURCH (St. Nicholas) comprises nave, chancel, and porch, and was thoroughly restored about 1844. In its windows are some ancient specimens of stained glass. Another church, dedicated to St. Swithin, is supposed to have stood in the same graveyard."