Gissing

Gissing is the name of a village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. It lies within the South Norfolk district and is part of the rural landscape of the East of England. The parish includes a small church and local facilities serving its residents.

Gissing is also an English surname. Surnames from English places often indicate ancestral ties to the place name, though modern bearers may be distant from the original locality.

George Robert Gissing (1857–1903) was an English novelist notable for his realistic depictions of late Victorian society. His major works include The Nether World (1889), New Grub Street (1891), and The Odd Women (1893). His writing is associated with realism and naturalism, examining issues of class, poverty, and intellectual life in Victorian England.