Dersingham
Dersingham | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | KING'S LYNN | |
Postcode district | PE31 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
UK Parliament | ||
Dersingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the town of King's Lynn and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich, opening onto The Wash.[1]
History
Dersingham's name is of
In the Domesday Book, Dersingham is listed as a settlement of 115 households in the hundred of Freebridge. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Eudo, son of Spirewic and Peter de Valognes.[3]
Geography
According to the 2011 Census, Dersingham has a population of 4,640 residents living in 2,394 households.[4]
Dersingham falls within the constituency of North West Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by James Wild MP of the Conservative Party.
The nearby
St Nicholas' Church
Dersingham's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The Church of St Nicholas is a Grade I listed building.[5] The church holds a good example of a 14th-century chancel with stained glass depicting Jesus, Saint Agnes and Saint Luke installed by James Powell and Sons and Charles Eamer Kempe in the early 20th century.[6] The wooden parish chest, dating from the middle of the 14th century, is carved elaborately with the symbols of the four Evangelists; on the lid, there is part of an inscription.
Sandringham House
Notable residents
- Ginger Baker- drummer, rented Dersingham Hall during his Baker Gurvitz Army period
- Sir Arthur Bryant- English historian and writer
- Phil Collins- English musician and frontman of Genesis
- Arthur Harry Cross - organist at Sandringham Church for 28 years
- John Dolignon- Norfolk and Marylebone Cricket Club cricketer
- Claire Goose- British actress
- Thomas Kerrich- English clergyman, librarian and antiquarian
References
- ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Dersingham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas, Dersingham (1342317)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ 'Dersingham Infant and Nursery School welcomes the Queen.' Lynn News (2012). Retrieved December 23, 2022. https://archive.today/20120907010959/http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/campaigns/incinerator/dersingham_infant_and_nursery_school_welcomes_the_queen_1_3493431