Dereham Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly lady entered the Dereham Post Office and asked the clerk, ‘Do you know why they call it “post” office?’ The clerk smiled and replied, 'Why, ma’am, because long ago, people used to send letters through the mail.' The old lady nodded thoughtfully before saying, 'I always wondered that too!' And with a twinkle in her eye, she added, 'Maybe that's why it's called

2. Every afternoon around three o’clock, a delivery driver pulled up to the Dereham Post Office with a package so heavy it seemed to hum. The sound grew louder as he carried it inside, until one day the entire town heard it—like a deep, resonant drone that wouldn’t stop. Finally, everyone in town realized what was happening—the package wasn’t making noise; it was just a regular bee colony moving into the post office! Since then, every afternoon at exactly three, you can hear the buzzing of bees delivering mail and packages alike.

3. At dawn one foggy morning, a mail truck drove into the Dereham Post Office yard, its headlights reflecting eerily off the misty windows. As the driver opened the back door, a sleepy cat jumped out and started wandering around the office. A perplexed clerk asked, ‘Who’s in charge of delivering that furry package today?’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the usually serious delivery driver who muttered, ‘Must be my lucky day.’