West Dereham

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{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52|34|49|N|0|26|44|E|display=inline,title}}

| os_grid_reference = TF 656 009

| official_name = West Dereham

| population = 450

| area_total_km2 = 13.51

| static_image_name = West Dereham-g1.jpg

| static_image_caption = Church of St Andrew

| shire_district = King's Lynn and West Norfolk

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| civil_parish = West Dereham

| constituency_westminster =

| postcode_district = PE33

| postcode_area = PE

| post_town = KING'S LYNN

| dial_code =

| london_distance =

}}

File:UK WestDereham.jpg

West Dereham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of {{convert|13.51|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 450 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130342&c=West+Dereham&d=16&e=62&g=6449483&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1440942923483&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=30 August 2015}}

For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

It is situated some {{convert|4|mi}} east of the town of Downham Market, {{convert|12|mi}} south of the larger town of King's Lynn and {{convert|37|mi}} west of the city of Norwich. The village should not be confused with the mid-Norfolk town of Dereham (sometimes also called East Dereham), which lies about {{convert|25|mi}} away.Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. {{ISBN|0-319-21867-8}}.

St Mary's Abbey, West Dereham, was founded in 1188 by Hubert Walter, Dean of York, at his birthplace.

Between 1882 and 1930 the village was served by Abbey and West Dereham railway station, on the line between {{rws|Downham Market}} and {{rws|Stoke Ferry}}.