Griston
Griston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Griston is located 1.9 miles south-east of Watton and 19 miles west of Norwich.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 1,540 residents
- Description: a village located in Breckland District, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Griston, Norfolk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wayland Wood and Church of Holy Cross.
Wayland Wood
Nature reserve
Wayland Wood is a 31.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to Watton in Norfolk, England. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
Wayland Hall
Town hall
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wayland Hall, also known as Watton Town Hall, is a community events venue in Middle Street, Watton, Norfolk, England: the structure, which also accommodates a local history museum, is a grade II listed building. Wayland Hall is situated 2 miles northwest of Griston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include RAF Watton and Watton.
RAF Watton
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Royal Air Force Watton or more simply RAF Watton is a former Royal Air Force station located 9 mi southwest of East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Opened in 1937 it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.
Watton
Town
Photo: Deben Dave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watton is a market town in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 25 miles west-southwest of Norwich and 15 miles northeast of Thetford. The annual Wayland Agricultural Show in its west is one of the oldest one-day such shows in England. Watton is situated 2 miles northwest of Griston.
Thompson
Village
Photo: Deben Dave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thompson is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 9.20 km2 and including Tottington had a population of 341 in 147 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 343 in 155 households at the 2011 Census. Thompson is situated 2 miles southwest of Griston.
Griston
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Griston, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.55557° or 52° 33′ 20″ northLongitude
0.86416° or 0° 51′ 51″ eastPopulation
1,540Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)Open location code
9F42HV47+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 29280826OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2647854Wikidata ID
Q615956
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