Diss, Norfolk

Diss
The Saracen's Head pub
Coat of arms of Diss Town Council
Diss is located in Norfolk
Diss
Diss
Location within Norfolk
Area5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population10,714 (2021 census)
• Density2,014/km2 (5,220/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM1180
Civil parish
  • Diss
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDISS
Postcode districtIP22
Dialling code01379
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°22′52″N 1°06′28″E / 52.3812°N 1.1079°E / 52.3812; 1.1079

Diss is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in South Norfolk, England, near the boundary with Suffolk. It had population of 7,572 in 2011.[1] Diss railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line between London and Norwich. It lies in the valley of the River Waveney, round a mere covering 6 acres (2.4 ha) and up to 18 feet (5.5 m) deep, although there is another 51 feet (16 m) of mud.[2]

  1. ^ "Town and Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ "A HIGH-RESOLUTION RECORD OF MIDHOLOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE FROM DISS MERE, UK" (PDF). Department of Earth Sciences, University College London. March 2005.

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