Dennington

Dennington
Church of St Mary, Dennington
Dennington is located in Suffolk
Dennington
Dennington
Location within Suffolk
Area13.24 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Population578 (2019)[1]
• Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM283634
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWOODBRIDGE
Postcode districtIP13
Dialling code01728
UK Parliament
  • Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Dennington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Framlingham and 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Ipswich in the east of the county. It lies along the A1120 road around 8 miles (13 km) west of the road's junction with the main A12 road in Yoxford.

At the 2011 census Dennington had a population of 578.[1] The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.[2] The village has a primary school, village hall and pub.[3][4]

There is a limited public school bus service linking Dennington to Framlingham and Ipswich.[5] The nearest railway station is at Darsham with an hourly service to either Ipswich or Lowestoft.[6]

Notable residents

  • Sir William Phelip, 6th Baron Bardolf (?-1441), Treasurer of the Household, Lord Chamberlain and hero of the Battle Of Agincourt buried in the south chapel of St Mary's Church Dennington.
  • Sir Edmund Rous (by 1521 – 1572 or later), landowner, magistrate, Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn, Dunwich, Dover, and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland.
  • William Hughes (?-1600), rector of Dennington and later Bishop of St Asaph from 1573 till his death.
  • Lionel Gatford (?-1665), royalist Church of England clergyman and rector of Dennington.
  • William Miller (1769 – 1844); leading English publisher.
  • Benjamin Philpot (1790-1889); clergyman and Archdeacon of Man from 1832 until 1839.
  • Charles Hotham (1806-1855), Lieutenant-Governor and, later, Governor of Victoria, Australia.
  • George Burr (1819-1857), first-class cricketer and Anglican priest.
  • Peter Hartley (1909-1994); clergyman and Archdeacon of Suffolk from 1970 to 1975.
  • General Sir Alfred Dudley Ward (1905-1991), British Army officer who saw distinguished active service during the Second World War and later became Governor of Gibraltar, is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's.
  • Ed Sheeran (born 1991), singer–songwriter, resides in Dennington.

References

  1. ^ a b "Dennington population 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Dennington Church". Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Dennington School". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Village Website". Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  5. ^ "118 Bus Timetable" (PDF). Ipswich Buses. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Darsham Train Timetable". Retrieved 31 January 2013.