Roydon, South Norfolk
Roydon, South Norfolk | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | DISS | |
Postcode district | IP22 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
Roydon is a small village, parish and
It is mentioned in 1035 as Rygedune, and as Regadona and Regheduna in the
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.
- ISBN 0198691033.
- ^ a b Blomefield, Francis (c. 1736). . Vol. 1. London (published 1805–1810).
- ^ Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roydon, South Norfolk.
- St Remigius on the European Round Tower Churches website
- Diss Express - village's local newspaper website