Great Ryburgh

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Great Ryburgh St. Andrew
Great Ryburgh St. Andrew

Great Ryburgh is a village (population 668 with Little Ryburgh[1]) in the English county of Norfolk. It is located about 2 miles south east of the market town of Fakenham. The River Wensum flows through the village. The village has a large maltings. The village and maltings were formerly served by the Great Eastern Railway branch from Wymondham and Dereham to Fakenham and Wells next the Sea. This line is proposed for restoration, as far as Fakenham, by the Mid-Norfolk Railway.

The church of Great Ryburgh St. Andrew is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

The Boar Inn is also located in Great Ryburgh and is a traditional English country inn, with low beamed ceilings and an inglenook fireplace in the bar.

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  1.   Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes."

Coordinates: 52°49′N 0°55′E