Roydon, South Norfolk

Roydon, South Norfolk

Roydon is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, about a mile west of Diss.

It is mentioned in 1035 as "Rygedune", and as "Regadona" and "Regheduna" in the Domesday Book, and later in 1242 as "Reydon". [Ekwall|395]

Its church, St Remigius, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

References

External links

* [http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/D4/Roydon_St_Remigius/roydon_st_remigius.html Website with photos of Roydon St Remigius]
* [http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/ Diss Express] - village's local newspaper website


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