Diss
) in
Norfolk,
England. It lies in the valley of the
River Waveney, around a
mere (
lake) which covers 6
acres (24,000 m²) and is up to 18
feet (5 m) deep (although there is another 51 feet (16 m) of mud, making it one of the deepest natural inland lakes in England). The town may take its name from the
Saxon term for lake.
Diss has a large number of historic buildings, including the early
14th century parish church. It is also home to a
museum.
Diss railway station lies on the
Great Eastern Main Line route from
London to
Norwich.
Famous people from Diss include
John Skelton, a former
poet laureate.
Nearby attractions include
Bressingham Steam & Gardens and
Banham Zoo.
# Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. "
Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes."Opposite the fourteenth century parish church of St. Mary The Virgin stands a sixteenth century building known as the Dolphin House, this was one of the most important buildings in the town and exhibits impressive dressed-oak beams denoting it as a high-status building, possibly a wool merchant's house. The building was formerly a pub, the Dolphin, from the 1800s to the 1960s, it now houses a number of small businesses.
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Diss Online - official town website
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Norfolk: Diss GENUKI Norfolk transcript from
History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk, William White, 1845
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Diss Forum - Discussion forum for Diss, Norfolk
