Roydon, South Norfolk - Mashpedia All-in-One Encyclopedia

Coordinates: 52°22′52″N 1°04′52″E / 52.381°N 1.081°E / 52.381; 1.081

Roydon, South Norfolk
Roydon, South Norfolk Roydon, South Norfolk shown within Norfolk
Area	5.54 km² (2.14 sq mi)
Population	2,358
- Density	426 /km² (1,100 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM097803
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
EU Parliament	East of England
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Signpost in Roydon

Roydon is a small village and parish 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 as of the 2001 census.^[1]

Roydon St Remigius

It is mentioned in 1035 as Rygedune, and as Regadona and Regheduna in the Domesday Book, and later in 1242 as Reydon.^[2] In 1603 there were 124 communicants, and in 1736 there were 60 families, totalling 240 souls. In 1736 it was assessed for tax at tax at 630 and a half pounds.^[3]

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.^[3]

Notes [edit]

^ "Roydon parish information". South Norfolk Council. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ 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, published c.1806). History of Norfolk 1. London.