Nayland-with-Wissington is a civil parish which comprises the larger village of
Nayland
Nayland is a village and former civil parish in the Stour Valley on the Suffolk side of the border between Suffolk and Essex in England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 938. In 1881 the civil parish had a population of 901.
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and the adjoining rural village of
Wissington (these days usually referred to as 'Wiston' by local residents (Knox, 2001) ). They were originally two separate
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
es and were united into one
civil parish
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in 1884. However, the ecclesiastical parishes remain separate.
Nayland and Wiston lie on the northern bank of the
River Stour which divides
Essex
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and
Suffolk in England.
Governance
The parish forms part of the
electoral ward called Nayland. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,845.
References
*Knox, Rosemary (2001). ''Is it Wiston or Wissington: An ancient rural Suffolk parish'', R. Knox, Suffolk.
External links
Community website
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Babergh District
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