Gayton Communications
Newspapers
National Newspapers – Gayton does not have a village shop and so daily newspapers cannot be purchased directly within the village.
If you have a newspaper subscription you can arrange delivery to one of 3 boxes situated in the village in High Street, Back Lane and Saint Mary’s Court. Contact Vasanthan on 07411 335212.
Local Newspapers – You can subscribe to the Northampton Chronicle and Echo by visiting The Chronicle and Echo website.
Village Newsletter – Gayton has a well established local newsletter that is published 4 times a year and delivered to all households in the village. Further details can be found on the main Gayton News page.
Telephone
Broadband – Broadband has been available in Gayton since January 2004 and can theoretically provide speeds of up to 8Mb/s (realistically about 6.5Mb/s). Almost 70% of villagers have access to email with two thirds of these having broadband access. The telephone exchange for Gayton is located within Blisworth village and as there are physical restrictions to the distance between a property and the telephone exchange in order to receive broadband, it’s worth checking your own property details on the BT website which can be found at www.bt.com/broadband.
This website is for BT Wholesale who do not supply broadband services directly and instead sell capacity to a number of different suppliers. A list of suppliers can also be found on this site and its worth shopping around to get the best deal as many suppliers have certain restrictions such as the amount of data that can be downloaded per month or the speed that data can be downloaded at.
Please note that the maximum speed is limited by the physical connection between Gayton and the Blisworth exchange so please ensure that you don’t pay for a line speed that can never be achieved in practice.
Supplier pricing comparisons can be found at many sites such as www.moneysupermarket.com/broadband/, www.broadband.co.uk or www.thinkbroadband.com
Public Telephone – Gayton no longer has a functioning public telephone box; the traditional red public telephone box is situated on High Street near to the Fiveways junction and is now used as a Book Swap.
GSM Mobile Phone – Most mobile phones available currently use GSM. Gayton is well served by the different mobile phone companies, allowing a good reception to be picked up within the village, both outside and inside the home. This includes services with longer range frequencies such as Vodafone and O2 as well as the shorter range services from providers such as T-Mobile and Orange.
3G – 3G networks allow a much larger amount of data to be transmitted to the phones, supporting features such as video calls. Gayton is not currently well covered by the major networks for 3G with both Vodafone and O2 indicating that 3G coverage is sporadic or non existent at present, but is scheduled for coverage in the future. The network “3” on the other hand is indicating that the village has top level coverage for its service enabling video calls to be made.
4G – 4G is the latest generation of mobile phone network and is currently in the process of being introduced nationally. Given that 3G is only just starting to reach some parts of Gayton, it will be some considerable time before 4G is likely to be available locally.
5G – 5G is the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019, and is the planned successor to the 4G networks which provide connectivity to most current cellphones.
You can check mobile phone network coverage here -> ukmobilecoverage.co.uk
Post
Gayton no longer has its own local post office; the nearest Post Office is located in the nearby village of Blisworth.
Opening Hours & Key Available Services information can be found at https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/1562266/blisworth
The Postbox in Gayton is located on Bugbrooke Road, close to the school house.