Whissonsett
Sign in to saveWhissonsett is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south of Fakenham, west-north-west of Norwich and north-north-east of London. The nearest railway station is at King's Lynn for the Fen Line which runs between King's Lynn and Cambridge. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish had in 2001 census, a population of 483 in 206 households, increasing to a population of 488 in 209 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland. The village lies close to the sourc
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Place details
- Locality
- Breckland
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Whissonsett
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.shire_district
- Breckland
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.civil_parish
- Whissonsett CP
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Mary's church, Whissonsett - geograph.org.uk - 1555237.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mary's church, Whissonsett
- UK place.population
- 488
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 5.57
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TF916230
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Breckland
- Population
- +488
- Area
- +5.57
- Official website
- www.whissonsett.com
- Image
- St Mary's church, Whissonsett - geograph.org.uk - 1555237.jpg
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Domesday Book
- Saint Mary's parish church
- Notes
- External links
Whissonsett is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south of Fakenham, west-north-west of Norwich and north-north-east of London. The nearest railway station is at King's Lynn for the Fen Line which runs between King's Lynn and Cambridge. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish had in 2001 census, a population of 483 in 206 households, increasing to a population of 488 in 209 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland. The village lies close to the source of the River Wensum.
==History== The name Whissonsett is thought to derive from Witcingkeseta as it has been known as in the past and means either the settlement of the Witcing tribe or a place of watery meadows.