Ryston
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Coordinates: 52°35′02″N 0°24′11″E / 52.58386°N 0.403061°E
| Ryston | |
  Ryston Ryston shown within Norfolk | |
| Area | 9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Population | 93 |
| - Density | 10 /km2 (26 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF629011 |
| Civil parish | Ryston |
| District | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DOWNHAM MARKET |
| Postcode district | PE38 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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 as of the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Ryston Hall is a country house, built by the architect Sir Roger Pratt as his own home in 1669. It was later remodelled by Sir John Soane. 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.[citation needed]
Notes
- ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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