Guyzance
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Guyzance, historically Guizance, is a small village or hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Acklington, in Northumberland, England. It is located on the River Coquet, roughly 6 miles south of Alnwick and around 3 miles west of Amble. Guyzance is one of only two places in Great Britain with a -zance ending; the other is Penzance in Cornwall. The similar names are co-incidence, however. In 1951 the parish had a population of 128.
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- Instance of
- hamlet
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Acklington
- Image
- The main street of Guyzance village.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01245
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- Commons category
- Guyzance
- OS grid reference
- NU210039
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Guyzance, historically Guizance, is a small village or hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Acklington, in Northumberland, England. It is located on the River Coquet, roughly 6 miles south of Alnwick and around 3 miles west of Amble. Guyzance is one of only two places in Great Britain with a -zance ending; the other is Penzance in Cornwall. The similar names are co-incidence, however. In 1951 the parish had a population of 128.
== History == The name Guyzance is thought to be derived from a Norman family name "Guines", from the French town of Guînes near Calais. Other forms of the name recorded locally include "Gynis" (1242), "Gysnes" and "Gisyng".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guyzance” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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