Diss

Diss, a market-town of Norfolk, on a rising-ground above a mere of 5 acres, 19 miles SSW. of Norwich. It has a good Perpendicular church, with a fine peal of bells, of which, early in the 16th century, John Skelton was the unholy rector. The old weaving trade has long been a thing of the past. Pop. (1851) 2419; (1881) 3845.