Dereham was known as Derham in Domesday and belonged to the Bishop of Ely with four mills. It is situated on a tributary of the River Wensum and is now bypassed by the east/west A47 trunk road. St Withburga's Well is in the churchyard of St Nicholas's Church and is dedicated to the saint who founded a nunnery here in the 7th century. Just to the north of the town in Gressenhall is the Norfolk Rural Life Museum housed in an old workhouse.
Dorrington House is situated off Quebec Street to the northwest of the town centre and consists of six close care...
Facilities include an alarm service and resident management staff, residents lounge, laundry, restaurant and community centre.
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Facilities include non-resident management and emergency alarm service, lounge, laundry, guest facilities, community centre and garden.
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