Great Stone of Lyng

Great Stone of Lyng is a stone in Lyng, Breckland District, England. Great Stone of Lyng is situated nearby to the ruins St Edmund’s Chapel, as well as near Sparham Pools Nature Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Edmund’s Chapel and St Margaret’s Church.

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. St Edmund’s Chapel is situated 1,000 feet north of Great Stone of Lyng.

St Margaret’s Church

Church

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St Margaret's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in 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 Margaret’s Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Great Stone of Lyng.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles north of Great Stone of Lyng.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenwade and Elsing.

Lenwade

Village

Photo: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Elsing

Village

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

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. Elsing is situated 1½ miles west of Great Stone of Lyng.

Weston Longville

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weston Longville is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately 8 miles north-west of Norwich. Its name is derived from the Manor of Longaville in Normandy, France, which owned the local land in the 12th century. Weston Longville is situated 2 miles east of Great Stone of Lyng.

Great Stone of Lyng

Type: Stone
Category: landform
Location: Lyng, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.71085° or 52° 42′ 39″ north

Longitude

1.07745° or 1° 4′ 39″ east

Open location code

9F43P36G+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5417178237

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

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