Debenham

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For other uses, see Debenham (disambiguation).
Debenham
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Debenham village sign
Debenham is located in Suffolk
Debenham
Debenham
 Debenham shown within Suffolk
Population 2,040 [1]
OS grid reference TM173632
District Mid Suffolk
Shire county Suffolk
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Stowmarket
EU Parliament East of England
Website http://www.debenhamsuffolk.co.uk/
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk

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Debenham is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in Eastern England.[2] In the 2001 census the population recorded was 1,728.[3] 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]

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.[4]

Services and amenities

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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

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Events

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Debenham Arts Festival started in 2009 and runs each year for a week in June.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ Debenham Profile OCSI commissioned by Suffolk Acre 2007
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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