Lyng, Norfolk

Lyng
The Mill House on the River Wensum at Lyng
Lyng Location within Norfolk
Area	7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population	807 (2011)
• Density	101/km2 (260/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG 068 176
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
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	Mid Norfolk

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 2011 census had a population of 807 in 356 households. 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.

St. Margaret's Church and The Fox (local public house) are located closer to the river with the shop located centrally in the village.

Churches

St Margaret's Church

In medieval times Lyng had two churches. The Church of St. Edmund was the church of the nearby Benedictine monastery. It fell into ruin when disused after being abandoned in the 12th century all but a small stone pillar has disappeared. The church of Saint Margaret is still in use today and has regular services operated by the Church Of England.

Externally, the church appears to be 17th to 18th century, due to a large renovation that took place around that time. The nave dates from the 15th century, when it was most probably enlarged from the original medieval church which stood there.

Lyng St Margaret also houses a very historic artefact of an altar cloth which was made in the 19th century from at least two 15th-century vestments.

Other features

The Fox at Lyng

Lyng also has a Motocross track called Cadders Hills which is run by the Norwich Vikings motorcycle club which holds the British Motocross Championship and eastern centre championship and other bike events annually. The track is located to the south of the village and is situated in a natural valley with the natural cadders hills and woodland as its main feature. The track is mainly sand based and it is renowned for getting very rough yet flows and is a firm favourite with all riders. History states racing started in the 1950s on the adjacent land of the paddock and in the 1970 it was moved and a new layout was made mainly to give the track a rest but to this day the current layout remains. The track is classed as an old school layout and with a few man made jumps it has become very popular. The British championship has been running rounds here since the late 1970s and even once held the 125cc world championship GP in 1993. The track has two layouts with a longer extended part into the back field and general fastest lap around it of just under 2mins held by Tommy Searle and the shorter layout by Jake Nicholls. The track also hold trials riding with mainly use of the woods and even car hill climbs have tackled the circuit. Racing is generally between the months of march to September. Then the hills are rested for the winter

Eastaugh

The hamlet of Eastaugh (or Easthaugh, often known as Lyng Eastaugh) lies to the east of the main village near Weston Longville. It houses the ruins of a nunnery called St. Edmund's Chapel. The settlement was dissolved in 1176 when the nunnery moved to St. George's Nunnery, Thetford.

References

• ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham. ISBN 0-319-21869-4.
• ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

External links

• Map sources for Lyng, Norfolk
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Lyng.