Dersingham
Dersingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located about 12 kilometers north of the town of King's Lynn and 70 km north- west of the city of Norwich.
The municipality has an area of 14.5 km, and the 2001 Census recorded a population of 4502 in 2110 households. for the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Sandringham House, a preferred holiday house Elizabeth II and several of its predecessors, is in the south of Dersingham in the village of Sandringham. Elizabeth II visited the Dersingham Infant School to her Diamond Jubilee on 6 February 2012 to celebrate.
The near Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserve, managed by English Nature, is home to wetland heath and woodland. Birds such as the redpoll, the crossbill, long-eared owl, the tree pipit, the hawk and the nightjar can be found here.
Sons and daughters of the village
- Arthur Bryant, historian and columnist for the Illustrated London News
- Phil Collins, drummer, solo artist and lead singer of Genesis
- Thomas Kerrich (1748-1828), artist and antiquary, was born here in 1784 and Vicar
- Frederick Ralph (1836-1919), Royal Photographer
- Roger Meddows - Taylor, drummer of the band Queen was born in Dersingham.
- Ginger Baker, drummer, Dersingham Hall hired Baker Gurvitz Army during his time