Dereham (), also known historically as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles (24 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (40 km) east of King's Lynn.
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The civil parish has an area of 8.31 mi2 (21.5 km2) and, in the 2001 census, had a population of 15,659 in 6,941 households; it increased to 18,609 by the 2011 census. Dereham falls within, and is the centre of administration for, Breckland District Council. The town should not be confused with the Norfolk village of West Dereham, which lies about 25 miles (40 km) away.
Since 1983, Dereham has been twinned with the town of Rüthen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is also twinned with Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France.
In spite of the reunification of Germany in 1990, until 2024, the sign on the A47 at the entrance to Dereham from the Swaffham direction still referred to Rüthen being in West Germany; this sparked periodic comment in the local press.
"Deerum"; "Dareum" (the emphasis is placed upon the vowel in the first syllable).
From the Wikipedia article Dereham, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around East Dereham
- Bowthorpe20 km E
- Norwich25 km E
- Thetford32 km SW
- King's Lynn37 km W
- Bury St Edmunds51 km S
- Wisbech52 km W
- Great Yarmouth54 km E
- Stowmarket55 km S
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