West Dereham

West Dereham
Signpost in West Dereham

Coordinates: 52°34′51″N 0°26′38″E / 52.58091°N 0.44382°E / 52.58091; 0.44382

West Dereham
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West Dereham St Andrew
West Dereham is located in Norfolk
West Dereham

 West Dereham shown within Norfolk
Area  13.51 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population 440 
    - Density  33 /km2 (85 /sq mi)
OS grid reference TF 656 009
Parish West Dereham
District King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire county Norfolk
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KING'S LYNN
Postcode district PE33
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

West Dereham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 13.51 km2 (5.22 sq mi) and had a population of 440 in 176 households as of the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

It is situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the town of Downham Market, 12 miles (19 km) south of the larger town of King's Lynn and 37 miles (60 km) west of the city of Norwich. The village should not be confused with the mid-Norfolk town of Dereham (sometimes also called East Dereham), which lies about 25 miles (40 km) away.[2]

Church of St Andrew

The church of West Dereham St Andrew is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk, and is a Grade I listed building.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 0-319-21867-8.
  3. ^ "Images of England". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=221718. 

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