Ryston

Ryston

St Michael's Church
Ryston
 Ryston shown within Norfolk
Area  9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Population 178 
   – density  19/km2 (49/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF629011
Civil parishRyston
DistrictKing's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DOWNHAM MARKET
Postcode district PE38
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
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Coordinates: 52°35′02″N 0°24′11″E / 52.58386°N 0.403061°E / 52.58386; 0.403061

Ryston is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It once had its own railway station.

It covers an area of 9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi) and had a population of 93 in 34 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 178 at the 2011 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Ryston Hall

St Michael's parish church dates from the 12th century and was restored in 1901. It is a grade II* listed building.[3]

Ryston Hall is a grade II* listed country house, built 1669-72 by the architect Sir Roger Pratt as his own home in 1669. It was later remodelled c.1780 by Sir John Soane and again by Anthony Salvin in 1867.[4] The formal gardens and woodland walks are open to the public several times a year. The grounds also contain one of the oak trees that are called Kett's Oak, and is associated with Kett's Rebellion of 1549.

Notes

  1. ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL List entry Number: 1077857". English Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Name: RYSTON HALL List entry Number: 1205569". English Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

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