Dalham Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.227°N 0.52°W
Official Name:Dalham
Population:210
Population Ref:(2011)
Shire District:West Suffolk
Shire County:Suffolk
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:West Suffolk
Post Town:NEWMARKET
Postcode District:CB8
Postcode Area:CB
Dial Code:01638
Os Grid Reference:TL7261
Static Image Name:Dalham - Church of St Mary.jpg
Static Image Caption:Dalham, Church of St Mary

Dalham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The name, meaning 'homestead/village in a valley' is of Old English origin and first recorded in the Domesday Book.[1]

Dalham is 13km (08miles) west of the town of Bury St Edmunds and, at the 2001 census, had a population of 191,.[2] increasing to 210 at the 2011 Census.[3] The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.

Dalham Hall

See main article: Dalham Hall. In 1901 the estate of Dalham Hall was bought by Cecil Rhodes. After he died in 1902 without taking possession, his brother Colonel Francis William Rhodes became the owner, and erected the village hall in his brother's memory.[4]

Dalham Hall and its associated stud are owned by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.[5]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. A.D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Placenames (Oxford: OUP, 2011)
  2. Web site: Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Forest Heath. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 25 January 2013. 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610215821/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790520. dead.
  3. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 19 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  4. Web site: Dalham Village Hall Commemoration Plaque by Colonel Frank Rhodes. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090327114759/http://www.dalham.com/plaque.jpg. 2009-03-27.
  5. News: Racing king buys piece of empire. The Times. 2009-07-04. 2009-07-04 . London . Peter . Conradi.