Towns & cities · East of England
Griston
Griston — a village located in Breckland District, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Griston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 6 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 1,206 people. Address: IP25. Wikidata describes it as: "a village located in Breckland District, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.5580°, 0.8665°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Forest SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Griston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Griston is located 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south-east of Watton and 19 miles (31 km) west of Norwich.
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Background
History
Griston's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for either Griss<nowiki/>' farm or settlement or young pig farm or settlement. In the Domesday Book, Griston is listed as a settlement of 29 households in the hundred of Wayland. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I, William de Warenne, Roger Bigod, Ralph Baynard and John, nephew of Waleran. Griston Hall was built in the Sixteenth Century and by the Nineteenth Century had been converted into several separate dwellings. Griston Hall and nearby Wayland Woods are the setting for the story of the 'Babes in the Woods' stories where a malicious uncle sent two children into the woods to die so…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5580, 0.8665
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- Griston
- Postcode
- IP25
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Population
- 1,206
Sources
- wikidata: Q615956 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Griston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Peter and St Paul's church Griston Norfolk (511802083).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Griston?
- Griston is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP25), in the parish of Griston.
- Is Griston a protected site?
- Yes — Griston is part of the Breckland Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Griston free to visit?
- Yes, Griston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Griston?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP25. It sits within the Mid Norfolk parliamentary constituency.