| Lyng | |
|---|---|
 The Mill House on the River Wensum at Lyng | |
  Lyng Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
| Population | 860 (2021) |
| • Density | 108/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG 068 176 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR9 |
| Dialling code | 01603 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Lyng is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the River Wensum, some 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east of the town of East Dereham and 20 km (12 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi) and in the 2021 census had a population of 860 people in 360 separate households (in the 2011 census had a population of 807 in 356 households).[citation needed] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the Elmham and Mattishall division of Norfolk County Council and the Upper Wensum ward of Breckland District Council.[2]
- ^ Great Britain. Ordnance Survey (1999), East Dereham & Aylsham : Castle Acre & Reepham, Southampton, U.K.: Ordnance Survey, ISBN 0-319-21869-4, OCLC 61504634, retrieved 10 October 2022
- ^ "Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001)". 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2005.