The civil parish has an area of 14.5 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 4,502 in 2,110 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Sandringham House, a favoured holiday home of Queen Elizabeth and several of her predecessors, lies just to the south of Dersingham in the parish of Sandringham. The nearby Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserve, managed by English Nature, contains habitats ranging from marshland to heathland and woodland. Birds such as the redpoll, crossbill, long-eared owl, tree pipit, sparrowhawk and nightjar can be found here.

Notable residents

• Arthur Bryant, historian and columnist for the Illustrated London News
• Phil Collins, drummer, solo artist and lead singer with Genesis
• Thomas Kerrich (1748–1828) artist and antiquarian was born here and became vicar in 1784
• Frederick Ralph (1836-1919) royal photographer, taught Princess Alexandra to use a camera
• Roger Meddows-Taylor drummer for rock band Queen was born in Dersingham.

References

External links

• for Dersingham.
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Dersingham.
• Information from NorfolkCoast.co.uk on Dersingham.
• History of Dersingham windmills