Wissett | |
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Church of St Andrew | |
Location within Suffolk | |
Area | 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 268 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM366794 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Halesworth |
Postcode district | IP19 |
Dialling code | 01986 |
UK Parliament | |
Wissett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of the market town of Halesworth in the East Suffolk district. Historically, it was in the Blything Hundred.[2]
At the 2011 United Kingdom census the parish had a population of 268.[1] 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.[2][3][4] The parish borders the parishes of Rumburgh, St James South Elmham, Spexhall, Halesworth and Chediston.[1]