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Wissett, Church of St Andrew |
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Wissett
Wissett shown within Suffolk |
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| District | Waveney |
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| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Wissett is a village and parish in the Waveney district of Suffolk, England located at 52.35N 01.46E TM3679 about 2 km (about 1.5 miles) northwest of Halesworth. Historically, it was in the hundred of Blything. It has a population of about 200.
Wisset manor was held by Ralph the staller, Baron of Gael in Brittany before the Norman Conquest. Ralph was created Earl of Suffolk and Norfolk in 1067, but his son lost the title and the manor passed to Count Alan of Brittany and Richmond in 1075. The Domesday Book shows that in 1086 Wissett had a church at Rumburgh with 2 carucates of free land, 12 monks and a chapel in the village.
The eleventh century flint parish church dedicated to Saint Andrew has a circular church tower with a floor dated to the 12th Century. This is the oldest recorded church tower floor in the United Kingdom. Built as a chapel to Rumburgh Priory, the surviving elements of the Norman church are two doors to the nave and the tower arch. The parish is now part of the Blyth Valley Team Ministry in the diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and David Garnett lived in Wissett for the summer of 1916. Virginia Woolf (Vanessa's sister) said after visiting them: "Wissett seems to lull asleep all ambition. Don't you think they have discovered the secret of life? I thought it wonderfully harmonious."
Wissett Hall is a red brick manor house owned by Colin Holmes, cofounder of Dencora PLC.
The village pub is the Plough Inn.
Wissett Wines are produced at the Valley Farm Vineyards by Janet and Jonathan Craft, who established the business in 1987.
Hill House, is found in the centre of Wissett less than 1 mile from the village church. The house dates back to the Victorian era with a large proportion of the house still classically victorian in appearance and design. The current occupants are the Prior family; Jeremy, Camilla, Oliver, Howard and William. The three boys were educated at Orwell Park and then went on to Uppingham where they are looking to find themselves places and some of the countries top Universities. Oliver is currently studying an undergraduates degree at the University of Leeds and Edward has recently earned a place at the University of Bristol, William is taking his GCSE's. Jeremy has recently found himself in early part- retirement and is developing his love of Cartography, Philately and Horticulture, whilst Camilla is progressing with her Co- founded company Pomegranate.