West Dereham, The Chequers & Post Office c.1955
Photo ref: W338012
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Photo ref: W338012
Photo of West Dereham, The Chequers & Post Office c.1955

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The inn and the post office (and general stores) were at the heart of most villages until very recent times. There was a weekly market here, granted to the abbey by King John in 1199: it had fallen out of use by the 16th century. The isolation of this area of Norfolk is shown by the fact that the local railway station was closed to passenger traffic as early as 1930.

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A Selection of Memories from West Dereham

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from West Dereham

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Had 5 yrs living in west dereham, beautiful village, nice walks across fields,and lots of wildlife unfortunately not a lot else going for it, a very close knit, verging on clicky community! shame so much money was put into a village hall, which hardly got used, instead of other facilities. Would of liked to of seen west dereham 20 yrs ago when it had more life!