Wereham

Wereham
Wereham
Wereham shown within Norfolk
Area	8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population	660 (2011 census)
• 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 52°35′10″N 0°28′48″E / 52.586°N 0.480°E / 52.586; 0.480Coordinates: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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