Roydon is a small village, parish and electoral ward in the county of Norfolk, England, about a mile west of Diss.

It covers an area of 5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi) and had a population of 2,358 in 981 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population of both parish and ward increasing to 2,457 at the 2011 Census.

[2] It is mentioned in 1035 as Rygedune, and as Regadona and Regheduna in the Domesday Book, and later in 1242 as Reydon.

[4] Roydon's current village hall was built in 1988 on the site of a previous building.

The exterior wall hosts a relief carving relocated from Aldrich Brothers brush factory, in Factory Lane, which was demolished in 1972 [5] It also has a small village primary school, Roydon Primary that teaches 200 pupils from 4 to 11, Reception to Year 6 (Kindergarten to 5th Grade).