Wereham

Human settlement in England

Wereham

Wereham

Location 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
UK Parliament|

* South West Norfolk

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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

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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

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The villages name means 'Homestead/village on the River Wigor' or 'hemmed-in land by the River Wigor'. Wigor may be an older name for the River Wissey.[2]

The former Benedictine alien priory of St Winwaloe is now Winnold House. It lies a mile north of the village.[3] A large fair was held on St Winnold's Day (3 March); the fair moved to Downham Market in 1798.[4]

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

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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 which 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.

2018 will see the completion of the 1st UK Passivhaus village hall www.werehamvillagehall.co.uk Passivhaus buildings provide a high level of occupant comfort while using very little energy for heating and cooling.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
2. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
3. ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: ST WINWALOES PRIORY
4. ^ "MNF 33628". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
5. ^ "New community hub". Werehamvillagehall.co.uk/. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

## External links

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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.

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Civil parishes of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

* Anmer
* Bagthorpe with Barmer
* Barton Bendish
* Barwick
* Bawsey
* Bircham
* Boughton
* Brancaster
* Burnham Market
* Burnham Norton
* Burnham Overy
* Burnham Thorpe
* Castle Acre
* Castle Rising
* Choseley
* Clenchwarton
* Congham
* Crimplesham
* Denver
* Dersingham
* Docking
* Downham Market
* Downham West
* East Rudham
* East Walton
* East Winch
* Emneth
* Feltwell
* Fincham
* Flitcham with Appleton
* Fordham
* Fring
* Gayton
* Great Massingham
* Grimston
* Harpley
* Heacham
* Hilgay
* Hillington
* Hockwold cum Wilton
* Holme-next-the-Sea
* Houghton
* Hunstanton
* Ingoldisthorpe
* Leziate
* Little Massingham
* Marham
* Marshland St James
* Methwold
* Middleton
* Nordelph
* North Creake
* North Runcton
* Northwold
* North Wootton
* Old Hunstanton
* Outwell
* Pentney
* Ringstead
* Roydon
* Runcton Holme
* Ryston
* Sandringham
* Sedgeford
* Shernborne
* Shouldham
* Shouldham Thorpe
* Snettisham
* South Creake
* Southery
* South Wootton
* Stanhoe
* Stoke Ferry
* Stow Bardolph
* Stradsett
* Syderstone
* Terrington St Clement
* Terrington St John
* Thornham
* Tilney All Saints
* Tilney St Lawrence
* Titchwell
* Tottenhill
* Upwell
* Walpole
* Walpole Cross Keys
* Walpole Highway
* Walsoken
* Watlington
* Welney
* Wereham
* West Acre
* West Dereham
* West Rudham
* West Walton
* West Winch
* Wiggenhall St Germans
* Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen
* Wimbotsham
* Wormegay
* Wretton

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

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