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Debenham

Village in Suffolk, England

Field	Value
static_image	Debenham-village-sign.jpg
static_image_width	240px
static_image_caption	Debenham village sign
official_name	Debenham
country	England
region	East of England
os_grid_reference	TM173632
coordinates
post_town	Stowmarket
population	2,210
population_ref	(2011) inc Winston & Aspall
postcode_area	IP
postcode_district	IP14
dial_code	01728
shire_county	Suffolk
constituency_westminster	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
area_total_km2	16.89
shire_district	Mid Suffolk

Debenham is a village and civil parish located 11 mi north of Ipswich in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton A2 edition. Publishing Date:2008. The River Deben rises in the parish, and flows along a prolonged ford through the village.

History

In 1086, Debenham was a comparatively large village of 69 households in the hundred of Claydon.

In 1991, Prince Alexandre of Belgium was married in the village, however the marriage was kept a secret until 1998.

At the 2001 census the parish population was recorded as 1,728 increasing to 2,210 at the 2011 census though including the parishes of Aspall and Winston. It is currently estimated to be 2,274.

In November 2020, filming on the thriller movie Confession started at Debenham Church. The film stars Colm Meaney. St Mary's Arts Exhibition started in 1976 and runs each year during the summer.

Village facilities

Village amenities and facilities include a post office, library, pharmacy, doctors' surgery, osteopath, a police station and fire station, cafes, a supermarket, a newsagents, green grocers, butcher, baker, florist and antiques dealer, and hardware and pottery outlets as well as a veterinary practice. There are currently two pubs, the Woolpack and the Debenham Lion.

Football

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

Schools

Debenham High School first opened in 1964 on Gracechurch Street and caters for 650 pupils aged 11–16. Debenham also has a primary school, Sir Robert Hitcham CEVAP School, for ages 5–11 on School Corner.

References

"Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
(1980). "AA Book of British Villages". Drive Publications Limited.
"Fords in Suffolk". Wet Roads.
[http://opendomesday.org/place/TM1763/debenham/ Open Domesday Online: Debenham]
Séguy, Philippe. (29 April 2008). "Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur". Point de Vue.
[http://www.suffolkacre.org.uk/ruralmaps/Suffolk%20Settlement%20Profiles/Debenham.pdf Debenham Profile] {{webarchive. link. (22 March 2012 OCSI commissioned by Suffolk Acre 2007)
"Debenham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
Sullivan, Oliver. (20 November 2020). "Hollywood comes to Suffolk for new thriller movie". Ipswich Star.
"Home".
"DEBENHAM LCFC".
"Sir Robert Hitcham CEVA Primary School - Home".

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