Bressingham

Bressingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is north-west of Diss and south-west of Norwich.

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Place details

Locality: Mid Suffolk
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Bressingham
UK place.population: 872
UK place.population_ref: (2021)
UK place.area_total_km2: 15.76
UK place.civil_parish: Bressingham
UK place.shire_district: South Norfolk
UK place.shire_county: Norfolk
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Waveney Valley
UK place.post_town: DISS
UK place.postcode_district: IP22
UK place.postcode_area: IP
UK place.dial_code: 01379
UK place.os_grid_reference: TM0780
UK place.static_image: St John the Baptist,Bressingham - geograph.org.uk - 1024930.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Church of St. John the Baptist, Bressingham

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Wikidata facts

Population: 887
Area: 15.77
Image: St John the Baptist,Bressingham - geograph.org.uk - 1024930.jpg

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Commons category: Bressingham
OS grid reference: TM0780
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History
Geography
Church of St. John the Baptist
Bressingham Steam and Gardens
Governance
Listed buildings
References
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Bressingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is north-west of Diss and south-west of Norwich.

==History== Bressingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origi. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as consisting of 47 households, which placed it in the largest 20% of settlements. At this time, Bressingham was divided between the land of William the Conqueror (2 acres of meadow, 6 pigs and woodland) and Bury St Edmunds Abbey (16 acres of meadow, 26 pigs and woodland).