Although in a rural location, Gayton Village is very well serviced by modern communications including newspapers, digital television, broadband access, mobile telephone coverage and postal services.

A recent survey carried out in the village with responses collected from 181 households out of a possible 196 found that 64% of households had some form of internet access with 19% on dial-up and 45% on broadband; however 36% households did not have any internet access at all.

As part of the survey householders were asked if they wished to sign-up for receiving neighbourhood watch messages via email; 108 households subscribed representing 60% of the village and now people receive regular safety and security updates. Click here for more details and to register.

When asked about the village website, 62% of people were aware of it with 34% making use of it.

Of the households without internet access, 57 of these expressed a wish to receive a copy of the printed village directory and these have now been distributed. All new residents are also entitled to a copy.

National Newspapers - Gayton does not have a village shop and so daily newspapers cannot be purchased directly within the village. A newspaper drop off service is offered by Blisworth Stores and Post Office, with the papers being left at a number of locations in the village for collection. Deliveries are made by 7.00am Monday to Friday and up to one hour later on Saturday and Sunday.

They deliver newspapers and magazines at 3 drop off points, in bulk, in waterproof plastic boxes and each box contains a list of names and the newspapers/magazines they have ordered. The drop off points are:-

  • St Mary's Court
  • Outback (the house next to Fiveways)
  • High Street

    • You can place your order with Blisworth Stores and Post Office who are open Mon-Fri: 7:00-13:00 and 13:30-18:30, Sat: 8:30-18:30, Sun: 8:30-12:30. The telephone number is 01604 858205. They require payment in advance at least weekly and there is a delivery charge of 5p per newspaper or magazine.

    Local Newspapers - The Northampton Chronicle and Echo can also be delivered by Blisworth Stores and Post Office. It is possible to have The Chronicle and Echo delivered directly in the afternoon and you can subscribe to this service by visiting The Chronicle and Echo website.

    Village Newsletter - Gayton has a well established local newsletter that is published 5 times a year and delivered to all households in the village. Further details can be found on the main Gayton News page

    Broadband – Broadband has been available in Gayton since January 2004 and can currently provide speeds of up to 2Mbits, comparing well with the service available in most large towns and cities. 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.adslguide.org.uk

    Public Telephone – Gayton has a public telephone box situated on High Street near to the Fiveways junction. This is still contained within the traditional red public telephone box.

    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 – The next generation of mobile phones are using 3G networks which 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.

    Check coverage for the major networks with the following links:-

  • Orange
  • Vodafone
  • 3 (three)
  • O2
  • T-Mobile

    • Switched-On – Over the next few years, many of the UK's voice, broadband and ISDN lines will be getting switched-on to the new BT network. The process of getting switched-on will move BT's network technology to a system based on Internet Protocol technology, also known as IP. Although not apparent to you as a customer, this will change the way calls are made, using Voice Over IP (VOIP) technology that will convert a call to small packets of data to be routed around the network like other internet traffic. This technology is being used because it allows a much greater volume of information to travel through the network more quickly and so will support future innovations such as on-demand television, video calls, etc.

    Gayton is currently due to be switched on to the new network between April and June 2011, so we have a while to wait yet. More information on this switch over can be found on http://www.switchedonuk.org.

    Gayton no longer has its own local post office; the nearest Post Office is located in the nearby village of Blisworth. Details can be found on the Post Office page.

    To send mail a postbox is situated on Bugbrooke Road, close to the school house; this has recently moved from its previous position on High Street.