Lyng
Lyng is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the River Wensum, some 10 km north-east of the town of East Dereham and 20 km north-west of the city of Norwich.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 807 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk
- Also known as: “Lyng, Norfolk”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Margaret’s Church and St Edmund’s Chapel.
St Margaret’s Church
Church
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St Margaret's Church is a place of worship in the parish of Lyng, Norfolk. It is one of two churches that existed in the parish, the other being St Edmund's Chapel which is now a ruin. St Margaret's is a Grade II listed building.
St Edmund’s Chapel
Ruins
The ruins of St Edmund's Chapel are located in a field to the east of the village of Lyng in the English county of Norfolk. It was one of two religious buildings in Lyng, the other being St Margaret's Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elsing and Lenwade.
Elsing
Village
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Elsing is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Elsing is located 4.2 miles north-east of Dereham and 12 miles north-west of Norwich, close to the course of the River Wensum.
Lenwade
Village
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Lenwade is a village in the civil parish of Great Witchingham, Norfolk, situated in the Wensum Valley adjacent to the A1067 road 14 miles south-east of Fakenham and some 11 miles north-west of Norwich. Lenwade is situated 2 miles east of Lyng.
Foxley
Hamlet
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Foxley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Foxley is 6 miles north-east of Dereham and 15 miles north-west of Norwich, along the A1067 between Fakenham and Norwich. Foxley is situated 3 miles northwest of Lyng.
Lyng
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Lyng, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.72013° or 52° 43′ 13″ northLongitude
1.06012° or 1° 3′ 36″ eastPopulation
807Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9F43P3C6+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 243844981OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2643293Wikidata ID
Q1886041
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