GRISTON PARISH

Introduction

Griston is a village and civil parish in the Wayland area of the Breckland district within the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) and had a population of 1,206 in 206 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 1,540 in 246 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. It has a church in the name of St. Peter and St. Paul, a pub 'The Waggon And Horses', an elderly home 'Thorp House', a day care centre for the elderly, it hosts part of the RAF Watton wartime airfield (now belonging to the USAAF), and the category C Wayland (HM Prison). It lies between the town Watton, Norfolk, where the nearest high school is Wayland Academy and a fellow Wayland village of Caston, where the nearest primary school is Caston CE VA Primary School.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	562 hectares
Population	1,811 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	322 people/km²
Mean age	35.7
Ward	All Saints & Wayland
District	Breckland
Postcodes	IP25
ONS ID	E04006122