Diss
Built-up area in South Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.376, 1.111 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 11 79 |
| Population: | 10,734 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 |
Diss is a compact market town in South Norfolk, Norfolk, England, sitting close to the Suffolk border. It centres on the ornamental Diss Mere, a glacially formed lake fed by the River Waveney, and is known for a picturesque high street of Georgian and Victorian buildings and a long market tradition dating back to medieval times.
Today Diss combines independent shops, cafés and small businesses with cultural attractions such as the local Corn Hall, plus an active community calendar; it also serves as a commuter hub with rail connections towards Norwich and beyond. The surrounding countryside makes it popular with walkers and birdwatchers, giving the town a relaxed, village-like social feel despite good transport and amenities.
Postcode districts covering Diss
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Norwich 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Thetford 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Stowmarket 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Beccles 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Woodbridge 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Kesgrave 22.4 miles36 km
- Attleborough 10.1 miles16.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Diss & Roydon Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Palgrave Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Roydon Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Snow Street Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Stuston Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Scole Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Thrandeston Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bressingham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Burston Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Shelfanger Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Heywood Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Brome and Oakley Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Diss
IP22 4ET, IP22 4NL, IP22 4EG, IP22 4GY, IP22 4PA, IP22 4YG, IP22 4FH, IP22 4EF, IP22 4QP … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Stansted Airport 50.3 miles81 km
- Diss Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Eccles Road Railway Station 8.8 miles14.1 km
Hotels near Diss Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Scole Hotel 2 miles3.3 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Breckland Lodge 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Munnings Lodge 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Swan Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
Schools in Diss
- Diss High School Secondary
- Diss Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 18.9 miles30.4 km