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Diss is a town (population 6742[1]) 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, or an old Viking word meaning 'Village of The Dancing Horse'. Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ...
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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. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...
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Diss railway station Serves the town of Diss in Norfolk External links Train times and station information for Diss railway station from National Rail (Station code: DIS) Street map and aerial photo of Diss railway station from Multimap. ...
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Famous people from Diss include John Skelton, a former poet laureate, Dan Woods the world famous legend of Norfolk and international man of mystery and Thomas Lord, founder of Lord's Cricket Ground. England defender Matthew Upson also hails from the town. Frequent visitors include the actor Dexter Fletcher who has called the town 'the jewel in Norfolk's crown'. John Skelton (c. ...
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Benjamin Franklin's, great-great-grandmother was Alice Elmy from Frenze Hall near Diss on the Suffolk / Norfolk border in England. Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most well known Founding Fathers of the United States. ...
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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.
In the early part of the year 1871 some considerable alterations were made to a house situated in Mount Street, Diss, at about 100 yards North of the Church. The workmen were removing the brick flooring of one of the ground-rooms and excavating the soil beneath in order to insert the joists of a boarded floor, when they discovered a hoard of coins. Beneath the bricks they came upon the original hard clay floor, and in the centre of the room, at about 18 inches from the surface, the remains of an earthen vessel were found, containing coins to the number of more than three hundred. With the exception of 2 fine gold nobles, all the coins were silver.[2]
In March 2006, Diss became the third town in the UK to join Cittaslow, an international organisation promoting the concept of 'Slow Towns'.[3] Cittaslow, (literally slow town, but rendered into English as Slow City) is a movement founded in Italy in October of 1999. ...
The town's local newspaper, founded 1864, is the Diss Express. The Diss Express is an English newspaper that covers a 500-mile square circulation area on the Norfolk/Suffolk border and has a print/online audience of more than 29,000. ...
Churches in Diss
Diss is predominately a Christian town with these churches: Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box: A Christian () is a person who...
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Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Diss Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church is a small Catholic parish church in Diss, Norfolk, England. ...
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References - ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes.
- ^ Coin Hoard Article
- ^ Cittaslow, 2006. Diss becomes Cittaslow.
External links - Diss Town Council - official town council website
- Diss Online - official town website
- Diss Express - town's local newspaper website
- Norfolk: Diss GENUKI Norfolk transcript from History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk, William White, 1845
- Diss Forum - Discussion forum for Diss, Norfolk
- History of Diss windmills
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