Denham, West Suffolk Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Denham
Static Image:St.Marys Denham - geograph.org.uk - 965562.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary's church, Denham
Coordinates:52.222°N 0.571°W
Population:170
Population Ref:[1]
171 (2011)[2]
Shire District:West Suffolk
Shire County:Suffolk
Region:East of England
Post Town:Bury St Edmunds
Postcode District:IP29
Postcode Area:IP

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.

left|180px|thumb|Monument to Edward Lewkenor and his wifeThe 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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 20 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.