Debenham

For other uses, see Debenham (disambiguation).

Debenham
Debenham village sign
Debenham Debenham shown within Suffolk
Population	2,040 ^[1] 2,210 (2011)^[2]
OS grid reference	TM173632
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stowmarket
Postcode district	IP14
EU Parliament	East of England
Website	http://www.debenhamsuffolk.co.uk/
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Coordinates: 52°13′26″N 1°10′48″E / 52.224°N 1.180°E / 52.224; 1.180

Debenham is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in Eastern England.^[3] In the 2001 census the population recorded was 1,728.^[4] In 2005 the population was estimated to have increased to 2,040 mainly as a result of the building of a new housing estate.^[1]

History

In 1086, Debenham was a comparatively large village of 69 full households in the hundred of Claydon.^[5]

Geography

The River Deben rises in the parish, and runs along a prolonged ford through the village, and claims to be the longest ford in the United Kingdom.^[6]

Services and amenities

This large village has many shops including a supermarket, green grocers, butcher, bakers, florists, antiques, hardware, pottery and newsagents. There are two pubs, the Woolpack and the Angel, and several cafes. Services include a post office, library, pharmacy, doctors, police station and fire station.

Debenham High School (for pupils aged 11–16) is situated on Gracechurch Street. Debenham also has a primary school for ages 5–11.

Sport

The local football club, Debenham LC is based at the village's leisure centre, and plays in Division One of the Eastern Counties League.

Events

Debenham Arts Festival started in 2009 and runs each year for a week in June.

References

1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council
↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton A2 edition. Publishing Date:2008. ISBN 978 0319240519
↑ Debenham Profile OCSI commissioned by Suffolk Acre 2007
↑ Open Domesday Online: Debenham
↑ "Fords in Suffolk". Wet Roads. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

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