Griston

Griston
Griston village sign
Griston
Griston shown within Norfolk
Area	5.62 km² (2.17 sq mi)
Population	1,540 (2011)
• Density	274/km² (710/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL944994
Civil parish	Griston
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THETFORD
Postcode district	IP25

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°33′29″N 0°51′59″E / 52.558°N 0.8665°E / 52.558; 0.8665Coordinates: 52°33′29″N 0°51′59″E / 52.558°N 0.8665°E / 52.558; 0.8665

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.

The village can be traced way back to the Domesday Book.

The local Griston Hall near Wayland Wood is in folklore the abode of the wicked uncle who ordered the death of his wards, the Babes in the Wood, so that he could inherit their property. The village sign reflects the story.

The village used to be made up of houses built for prison officers that worked at the prison.

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