Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Home > Dereham

Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town in Norfolk, England. It lies on the site of a monastery founded by Saint Withburga in the seventh century. A holy well in the town supposedly began to flow when her body was moved from the town to Ely.

Notable buildings in the town include the pargetted Bishop Bonners Cottage , built in 1502, the Norman parish church, a windmill and a large mushroom-shaped water tower. The town is also home to a museum of rural life.

Famous people from the town include Brian Aldiss. It is also known as the place where William Cowper died.

Towns in Norfolk

Read more »

<Hide>

Topics: Dereham, East Germany, Easter Egg, Easter, East Berlin...

East GermanyFor the historical eastern German provinces, see Eastern Germany East Germany officially the German Democratic Republic GDR , German Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR , was a Communist Party-led state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet	Easter eggFor the hidden and often humorous features included in computer programs, DVDs, books, CDs, etc. see Easter egg (virtual). Easter eggs are specially decorated eggs given out to celebrate the Easter holiday. The oldest tradition is to use dyed and painted	EasterEaster is generally accounted the most important holiday of the Christian year, observed March or April each year to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead (after his death by crucifixion; see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at
East BerlinEast Berlin consisted of the Soviet Sector of Berlin and was the capital of East Germany. From August 13, 1961 until November 9, 1989 it was separated from West Berlin by the Berlin Wall. The East Germans called East Berlin just 'Berlin' or sometimes 'Ber	East TimorThe Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste commonly known as East Timor is an island nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, a political exclave of East Timor	East RiverThis entry is about the East River in New York City. For other uses, please see East River (disambiguation). The East River is a tidal strait in New York City connecting Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separat
EastEnders	East Asia	East Slavic languages
East Caribbean dollar	East Brunswick, New Jersey	East Coast Swing
Eastern Orthodoxy	East India Company	Eastern Orthodox Church organization

Non User