Roydon, South Norfolk

Roydon, South Norfolk
Roydon, South Norfolk
	; Signpost in Roydon
	; St Remigius church
	Roydon, South Norfolk Location within Norfolk
Area	5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population	2,457
• Density	444/km2 (1,150/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM097803
• London	102.6 mi
Civil parish	Roydon, South Norfolk;
District	South Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DISS
Postcode district	IP22
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°22′52″N 1°04′52″E / 52.381°N 1.081°ECoordinates: 52°22′52″N 1°04′52″E / 52.381°N 1.081°E

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 (2.14 sq mi) and had a population of 2,358 in 981 households at the 2001 census,^[1] the population of both parish and ward increasing to 2,457 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

It is mentioned in 1035 as Rygedune, and as Regadona and Regheduna in the Domesday Book, and later in 1242 as Reydon.^[3] In 1603 there were 124 communicants, and in 1736 there were 60 families, totalling 240 souls. In 1736 it was assessed for tax at 630 and a half pounds.^[4]

Roydon's current village hall was built in 1988 on the site of a previous building. The exterior wall hosts a relief carving relocated from Aldrich Brothers brush factory, in Factory Lane, which was demolished in 1972 ^[5]

It also has a small village primary school, Roydon Primary that teaches 200 pupils from 4 to 11, Reception to Year 6 (Kindergarten to 5th Grade).

Its church, St Remigius, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The dedication day was kept on the first of October, being the day of his translation.^[4]

Notes[]

^ "Roydon parish information". South Norfolk Council. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ "Parish/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 395. ISBN 0198691033.
^ ^a ^b Blomefield, Francis (c. 1736). History of Norfolk . Vol. 1. London (published 1805–1810).
^ Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk

External links[]

St Remigius on the European Round Tower Churches website
Diss Express - village's local newspaper website

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[1] "Roydon parish information". South Norfolk Council. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

[2] "Parish/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2015.

[3] Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 395. ISBN 0198691033.

[blomefield-4] Blomefield, Francis (c. 1736). History of Norfolk . Vol. 1. London (published 1805–1810).

[5] Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk

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Roydon, South Norfolk
Signpost in Roydon
St Remigius church
Roydon, South Norfolk Location within Norfolk
Area	5.54 km² (2.14 sq mi)
Population	2,457
• Density	444/km² (1,150/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM097803
• London	102.6 mi
Civil parish	Roydon, South Norfolk
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DISS
Postcode district	IP22

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England

List of places UK England Norfolk 52°22′52″N 1°04′52″E / 52.381°N 1.081°E / 52.381; 1.081Coordinates: 52°22′52″N 1°04′52″E / 52.381°N 1.081°E / 52.381; 1.081