West Dereham is generally acknowledged as the birthplace of Hubert Walter (circa 1160-1205) who was successively Dean of York, Bishop of Salisbury and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Richard I. During the reign of King John, Hubert was Lord Chancellor (1199-1205). He founded an Abbey in West Dereham in 1188. By the 13th century it was one of the largest religious houses in Norfolk. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 the site was granted by Henry VIII to Thomas Dereham of Crimplesham.
There are no remains of the abbey buildings today although signs of foundations and earthworks are visible as crop marks on aerial photographs.Horiso
About Village Sign Caches
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This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).
The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!
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More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do.
I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at www.villagesignseries.co.uk
so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.