Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum

Places to see in ( Dereham - UK )

Places to see in ( Dereham - UK )

Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles east of King's Lynn.

For the purposes of local government, Dereham falls within, and is the centre of administration for, the district of Breckland. The town Dereham should not be confused with the Norfolk village of West Dereham, which lies about 25 miles (40 km) away.

The railway arrived in Dereham when a single track line to Wymondham opened in 1847. In 1848 a second line, to King's Lynn was opened. In 1849 a line from Dereham to Fakenham was opened, this line being extended to the coastal town of Wells-On-Sea by 1857. In 1862 the town's railways became part of the Great Eastern Railway. The town had its own railway depot and a large complex of sidings, serving local industry. In 1882 the line between Dereham and Wymondham was doubled, to allow for the increasing levels of traffic.

The railway between Dereham and Wymondham has been preserved, and is now operated as a tourist line by the Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust. This charitable company also owns the line north towards County School railway station, it has started to gradually reopen the line towards North Elmham and aims to eventually relay the line to Fakenham.

The town of Dereham lies on the site of a monastery founded by Saint Withburga in the seventh century. A holy well at the western end of St Nicholas' Church supposedly began to flow when her body was stolen from the town by monks from Ely, who took the remains back to their town. Notable buildings in the town include the pargetted Bishop Bonner's Cottage, built in 1502, the Norman parish church, a windmill which was extensively renovated in 2013 and a large mushroom-shaped water tower. The Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life is nearby. The town also hosts the headquarters of the Mid-Norfolk Railway, which runs trains over an 11.5-mile railway south to Wymondham, as well as owning the line 6 miles north to North Elmham and County School Station.

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Metamec of Dereham

Metamec was once the largest manufacturer of clocks in the UK. Richard Walker started work for the Dereham firm in 1969 and is still repairing the clocks to this day. He is interviewed in this film by Mike Hicks about the clocks and his years working for Metamec.

Visit Breckland - Dereham

In the geographical centre of Norfolk, with easy access to the city of Norwich
and the coast, Dereham is the perfect place to base yourself during your visit
to Norfolk.
Saint Withburga founded a monastery at Dereham and a spring appeared at
the spot where her grave had been and it is still there today, at the western
end of the Church.

There are several C16th and C17th century buildings in the town, the most
striking being Bishop Bonner’s Cottages and sits just beside the Church-Yard,
in the shadow of the Bell Tower.
Lots of Georgian and Victorian buildings survive in Dereham too and a
Tuesday and a Friday Market, butchers’, cafes, jeweller’s and several other
independent retailers too.
If you are looking to get out into the countryside, the Nar Valley Way and
Wensum Way both pass nearby at Gressenhall and Hoe Rough or Scarning
Fenn are also a great places to spend time enjoying the natural world.

Dakota's 50m SC Freestyle race

Dakota's 50m SC freestyle race
Just won !!!!

Dakota swims for the Dereham Otters here in Dereham Norfolk

World at 8 Monday 17 December 2012

How long will the world ignore Islam in Europe?
It is not multiculturalism it is State genocide and nothing less.

Our World leaders and powers that be seem to be ignoring the very real and actual threat of encroaching Islam in the UK and Europe today.
All fears and concerns from ordinary people with ordinary views are being put aside under the titles of either 'racist' or non progressive.
We are not only welcoming these people in or rather doing nothing to stop them coming in and prospering but our governments are not looking after us at all in allowing them to take over under the guise of multiculturalism.
It is not multiculturalism it is State genocide and nothing less.
Highlights of the news today Monday 17th December
• Pagans who abused children as young as 3 years given 32 years in prison
• Landlady wants Qatada out of newly rented luxury house!
• Struggling Stores Slashing Prices by Up to 80 Per Cent
• JOHN Puxty Today in Dereham in Norfolk.
• French prosecutors ask EU Parliament to take immunity from Marine LePen
• Brutal attack by Muslim cab driver on the great grandson of former Prime Minister Adenauer
• 52-year-old Malaga woman throws herself off 4th-floor balcony
• Gun-Control Laws Failed Connecticut Children
• Sharia Thirsty Take Solid First Round Lead in Egypt
• Electroshock Torture Handcuffs Now Patented
• Thought for the Day -- How long can the world ignore Islam?
• And Finally -- the older and smellier it is, the better it is for you!