Ryston

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

Ryston
St Michael's Church
Ryston is located in Norfolk
Ryston
Ryston
Location within Norfolk
Area9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Population178 
• Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF629011
Civil parish
  • Ryston
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDOWNHAM MARKET
Postcode districtPE38
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

The villages name means 'Brushwood farm/settlement'.

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.

Ryston railway station opened in 1882; it was closed to passengers in 1930.

Notes
  1. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL (1077857)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. Historic England. "RYSTON HALL (1205569)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

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