Place:Roydon (near Diss), Norfolk, England

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NameRoydon (near Diss)
Alt namesRagadonasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 193
Raghedunasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 193
Regadonasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 193
Reidunasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 193
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.381°N 1.081°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoDiss Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Guiltcross Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1902
Depwade Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district in which it was located 1902-1974
South Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


NOTE: There is a second place in Norfolk which has been named Roydon (near King's Lynn). This is near the body of water known as The Wash.


the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Roydon is a village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England, about a mile west of Diss. It covers an area of 5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi) and had a population of 2,358 in 981 households at the 2001 UK census, the population increasing to 2,457 at the 2011 UK census.

It is mentioned in 1035 as "Rygedune", and as "Regadona" and "Regheduna" in the Domesday Book of 1086, and later in 1242 as "Reydon". In 1603 there were 124 communicants, and in 1736 there were 60 families, totalling 240 souls. In 1736 Francis Blomefield, in his History of Norfolk, reported that it was assessed for tax at 630 and a half pounds.

Research Tips

  • GENUKI provides a list of references for Roydon (near Diss). Some entries lead to free online transcriptions of registers and censuses.
  • GENUKI also supplies a map illustrating the individual parishes of Diss Hundred.
  • GENUKI also advises that the following lists for Norfolk are to be found in FamilySearch:
  • Ancestry.co.uk has the following lists as of 2018 (UK or worldwide Ancestry membership or library access required). With the exception of the index to wills these files are browsible images of the original documents. The files are separated by type and broken down into time periods (i.e., "Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812" is more than one file). The general explanatory notes are worth reading for those unfamiliar with English parish records.
  • Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
  • Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
  • FindMyPast is another pay site with large collection of parish records. As of October 2018 they had 20 types of Norfolk records available to browse including Land Tax Records and Electoral Registers.
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