Denham, West Suffolk
Appearance
Denham | |
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![]() St Mary's church, Denham | |
Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 170 [1]
171 (2011)[2] |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
Postcode district | IP29 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Denham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around five miles west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 170,[1] increasing to 171 at the 2011 Census. The parish also includes the hamlet of Denham End, as well as the remains of Denham Castle, a motte-and-bailey structure. The parish council is shared with neighbouring Barrow.
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The mediaeval church of St Mary's was restored in 1846 and is a grade II* listed building. In the chapel is a large canopied table monument to MP Sir Edward Lewkenor and his wife of Denham Hall who both died in 1605 of smallpox.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY (1285509)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
External links
[edit] Media related to Denham, West Suffolk at Wikimedia Commons