It covers an area of 10.04 km2 (3.88 sq mi) and had a population of 668 in 264 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 694 at the 2011 Census.[2]
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.
It is located about two miles south-east of the market town of Fakenham. The River Wensum flows through the parish. The parish has a large maltings which has been producing malt on a traditional malting floor for two centuries.[1] The parish and maltings were formerly served by Ryburgh station on the Great Eastern Railway branch from Wymondham and East Dereham to Fakenham and Wells-next-the-Sea. This line is proposed for restoration, as far as Fakenham, by the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
The church of Great Ryburgh St. Andrew is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. the church houses a complete set of 1890 Taylor bells. Practice nights are Tuesday and Thursday.[3]
The Boar Inn is located in Great Ryburgh and is a traditional English country inn, with low-beamed ceilings and an inglenook fireplace in the bar.
History
The parish was formed on 1 April 1987 from the parishes of "Great Ryburgh" and "Little Ryburgh".[4]
