Roydon
Roydon is a small village, parish and electoral ward in the county of Norfolk, England, about a mile west of Diss. It covers an area of 5.54 km2 and had a population of 2,358 in 981 households at the 2001 census, the population of both parish and ward increasing to 2,457 at the 2011 Census.Places of Interest
Highlights include Corn Hall and Diss railway station.
Corn Hall
Theater building
Photo: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Corn Hall is a commercial building in St Nicholas Street, Diss, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is now used as an arts centre, is a Grade II listed building.
Diss railway station
Railway station
Photo: William McLaughlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Diss railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the market town of Diss, Norfolk. It is 94 miles 43 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Stowmarket to the south and Norwich to the north.
Wortham Ling
Nature reserve
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wortham Ling is a 53.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Wortham in Suffolk. This site has acid grassland and dry heath on a sandy soil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diss and Palgrave.
Diss
Photo: Ikcur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Diss is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in South Norfolk, England; it is near the boundary with Suffolk. It had a population of 7,572 in 2011.
Palgrave
Village
Photo: Richard Rice, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Palgrave is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is located on the south bank of the River Waveney, opposite Diss in Norfolk and adjacent to the Great Eastern Main Line.
Wortham
Village
Photo: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wortham is a village and parish in Suffolk, England, close to the border with Norfolk. Its church, St Mary the Virgin, lies about a mile north of the present-day village. Wortham is situated 2½ miles southwest of Roydon.
Roydon
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Norfolk District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.3852° or 52° 23′ 7″ northLongitude
1.0825° or 1° 4′ 57″ eastElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9F4393PM+32GeoNames ID
7299513
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