West Dereham
Church of St Andrew
West Dereham Location within Norfolk
Area	13.51 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population	450
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF 656 009
Civil parish	West Dereham
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KING'S LYNN
Postcode district	PE33
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°34′51″N 0°26′38″E / 52.58091°N 0.44382°E / 52.58091; 0.44382

West Dereham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 13.51 km² (5.22 sq mi) and had a population of 450 at the 2011 Census.^[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

It is situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the town of Downham Market, 12 miles (19 km) south of the larger town of King's Lynn and 37 miles (60 km) 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 25 miles (40 km) away.^[2]

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 Downham Market and Stoke Ferry.

Church of St Andrew

The church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed building.^[3] It is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.