Wereham

Wereham
Wereham Wereham shown within Norfolk
Area	8.59 km² (3.32 sq mi)
Population	660 (2011 census)^[1]
– density	77/km² (200/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF680016
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
Dialling code	01366
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°35′10″N 0°28′48″E / 52.586°N 0.480°E / 52.586; 0.480

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; this closed in the 1980s.

St Margaret of Antioch, Wereham

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

References

↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wereham.

GENUKI page
The Wereham Category of the Group 4 News Website.
The Wereham Category of the Stoke Ferry Website includes Parish Council meeting minutes.

Civil parishes of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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See also South Norfolk Great Yarmouth Broadland North Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk Breckland

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