Wereham

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Wereham
latitude= 52.586284
longitude= 0.480878
population= 626 "(2001 census)
map_type=
shire_district= King's Lynn and West Norfolk
shire_county = Norfolk
region= East of England
post_town = KING'S LYNN
postcode_district = PE33
postcode_area= PE
dial_code= 01366
os_grid_reference= TF680016
constituency_westminster= South West Norfolk
map_type=location map|label=|position=left|float=none|long=-0.480878|lat=52.586284|caption=|width=190

Wereham is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Location

Wereham lies in the Wissey valley and is on the main A134 road; it is some five miles to the east of the town of Downham Market and thirteen miles from King's Lynn. Neighbouring villages include Boughton, Fincham, Crimplesham, West Dereham, Wretton and Stoke Ferry.

History

In the centre of the village is the pond - known locally as the pit. Nearby on the village green, the Village sign depicts 'Billy the Seal', one of Wereham's most famous residents from the 1920s.

Facilities

Wereham once had four pubs the George and Dragon, The Crown, The Nags Head and The Chequers however only the George and Dragon remains. The village also had a school, however this closed in the 1980s.

The Parish Church, dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch is in the centre of the village.

External links

* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/wereham/ GENUKI page]
*oscoor gbx|TF680016