Wayland is an area in the

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

Breckland Breckland in Norfolk and Suffolk is a 39,433 hectare Special Protection Area (SPA) under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. The SPA partly overlaps the 7,544 hectare Breckland Special Area of Conservation. As a la ...

within the

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

county of

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

. It is situated approximately 20 miles west of Norwich. The area is a historic

hundred 100 or one hundred (Roman numerals, Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 (number), 99 and preceding 101 (number), 101. In mathematics 100 is the square of 10 (number), 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standar ...

, and was originally called Wanelunt, or Waneland. It centres on the town of Watton, and encompasses the villages of Ashill,

Carbrooke Carbrooke is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Carbrooke is located east of Watton, north-east of Thetford and west of Norwich. History Carbrooke's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives fro ...

, Caston,

Great Cressingham Great Cressingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Great Cressingham is located south of Swaffham and west of Norwich. History Great Cressingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old Engl ...

Great Hockham Great Hockham is a village in the English county of Norfolk within the civil parish of Hockham. Great Hockham lies north east of Thetford and south west from Norwich. History Great Hockham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from ...

Griston Griston is a village and civil parish in the England, English county of Norfolk. Griston is located south-east of Watton, Norfolk, Watton and west of Norwich. History Griston's name is of Vikings, Viking origin and derives from the Old No ...

Little Cressingham Little Cressingham lies south east by road from Great Cressingham, west of Watton, Norfolk, Watton and south of Swaffham in the Breckland (district), Breckland District of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 157 in 70 hou ...

with Threxton, Merton, Ovington,

Saham Toney Saham Toney is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north of Thetford, west of Norwich and north-east of London. The village lies west of the town of Attleborough. The nearest railway station is at A ...

Scoulton Scoulton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England, situated west of the city of Norwich and north-north-east of Thetford. The villages name means 'Skuli's farm/settlement' Scoulton lies on the main road betwee ...

Stow Bedon Stow Bedon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stow Bedon and Breckles, in the Breckland district of the English county of Norfolk. Stow Bedon adjoins the hamlet of Lower Stow Bedon, although the two are often considered ...

with Breckles, and Thompson. The area is crossed by the

Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath that passes through Suffolk and Norfolk, England. Route The Peddars Way is 46 miles (74 km) long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was ...

, a 46-mile footpath that follows the route of a

Roman road Roman roads ( ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Em ...

, and is the location of

Wayland Wood Wayland Wood is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to Watton in Norfolk, England. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Habitat The wood covers an area of 84 ...

, famed as the setting for the

Babes in the Wood Babes in the Wood is a traditional English children's tale, as well as a popular pantomime subject. It has also been the name of some other unrelated works. The expression has passed into common language, referring to inexperienced innocents ent ...

legend. Wayland has a local newspaper and many local businesses. The Chamber of Commerce also maintains an information directory of local organisations contact details.Information Directory
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References

Geography of Norfolk Breckland District {{Norfolk-geo-stub