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Also known as Wissett, Suffolk

Wissett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is north-west of the market town of Halesworth in the East Suffolk district. Historically, it was in the Blything Hundred.

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Place details

Locality
East Suffolk
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Wissett
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
East of England
UK place.static_image_name
St Andrew's Church, Wissett - geograph.org.uk - 6065127.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Church of St Andrew
UK place.area_total_km2
8
UK place.population
268
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.os_grid_reference
TM366794
UK place.post_town
Halesworth
UK place.postcode_area
IP
UK place.postcode_district
IP19
UK place.dial_code
01986
UK place.constituency_westminster
Waveney
UK place.shire_district
East Suffolk
UK place.shire_county
Suffolk
UK place.hide_services
yes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
civil parish
Located in
East Suffolk
Population
268
Image
Hill House and St Andrew's Church, Wissett - geograph.org.uk - 1038641.jpg
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Wissett
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Culture and community
  • Education
  • The Wissett Hoards
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Wissett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is north-west of the market town of Halesworth in the East Suffolk district. Historically, it was in the Blything Hundred.

At the 2011 United Kingdom census the parish had a population of 268. The village is spread along the Halesworth road with the Lowestoft to Ipswich railway cutting through the extreme eastern edge of the parish. The nearest railway station is Halesworth railway station. The parish borders the parishes of Rumburgh, St James South Elmham, Spexhall, Halesworth and Chediston.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wissett” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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