on the English/Scottish border. After the
many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient no-man's land. Notable families such as the Percy, the Umfravilles and the Nevilles gathered many supporting clans around them. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. In that century, many of those clans drove their herds south, and they settled in
. The name was first recorded in 1207 when Ivo Gunthorpe held estates in the county.
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Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1310 and 1498 are included under the topic Early Gunthorpe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.