LYNG Population 905 A village nestling in the valley of the River Wensum.

It lies in the heart of Norfolk - 14 miles West of the City of Norwich, and 6 miles North-East of the market town of East Dereham. Lyng is divided into two areas - The Street which has very old houses and buildings (such as St. Margaret's Church) going back hundreds of years, and The Common which has the more modern houses of less than 100 years old. Lyng has a village Post Office and shop, a garage, a primary school and pre-school, a village hall, and a floodlit multi-sports area and outdoor Bowls Club. There is also an indoor bowls center and Country Club, a Riding School and a pub.

St. Margaret's Church, Lyng Grade II* listed, stands at the heart of the old village. The earliest stone church has stood on this site for 1,000 years, since the times of King Canute. The patron saint has changed three times in the last 400 years - originally St. Michael’s, it changed to St. Margaret’s in 1652, then became St.Clements during the 19th Century, reverting back to St. Margaret’s by 1906. The porch is 15th Century, as are the Perpendicular windows in the nave. The church was greatly restored early in the 20th Century with pinnacles on the tower and the buttresses changed from tapering to stepped. The chancel was enlarged too. In 1991 internal additions were built, confirming that throughout its history the church has been loved and cared for, and today's active congregation have just the same devotion.

The tower houses a fine set of 5 bells, and the team of local ringers meet each Friday and ring regularly at some services.  Maintenance and upkeep of the bells is mostly financed by the generosity of the bell ring team.