{{Short description|Village in Suffolk, England}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | 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 = {{coord|52.224|1.180|display=inline,title}} | post_town = Stowmarket | population = 2,210 | population_ref = (2011) inc Winston & Aspall<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122644&c=Debenham&d=16&e=62&g=6466345&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1471632784000&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=19 August 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|archive-date=13 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013060741/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122644&c=Debenham&d=16&e=62&g=6466345&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1471632784000&enc=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> | postcode_area = IP | postcode_district = IP14 | dial_code = 01728 | shire_county = Suffolk | constituency_westminster = Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | area_total_km2 = 16.89 | population_density = | shire_district = Mid Suffolk | hide_services = | website = }}
'''Debenham''' is a village and civil parish located {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} north of Ipswich<ref>{{cite book |title=AA Book of British Villages |date=1980 |publisher=Drive Publications Limited |isbn=9780340254875 |page=143}}</ref> in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.<ref name=EX211>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}}</ref> The River Deben rises in the parish, and flows along a prolonged ford through the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wetroads.co.uk/suffolk.htm|title=Fords in Suffolk |publisher=Wet Roads |access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref>
==History== In 1086, Debenham was a comparatively large village of 69 households in the hundred of Claydon.<ref>[http://opendomesday.org/place/TM1763/debenham/ Open Domesday Online: Debenham]</ref>
In 1991, Prince Alexandre of Belgium was married in the village, however the marriage was kept a secret until 1998.<ref name="Séguy 18–21">{{cite journal|last = Séguy |first = Philippe| date = 29 April 2008| title = Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur| journal = Point de Vue| pages = 18–21|language = fr}}</ref>
At the 2001 census the parish population was recorded as 1,728<ref>[http://www.suffolkacre.org.uk/ruralmaps/Suffolk%20Settlement%20Profiles/Debenham.pdf Debenham Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322023736/http://www.suffolkacre.org.uk/ruralmaps/Suffolk%20Settlement%20Profiles/Debenham.pdf |date=22 March 2012 }} OCSI commissioned by Suffolk Acre 2007</ref> increasing to 2,210 at the 2011 census though including the parishes of Aspall and Winston. It is currently estimated to be 2,274.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Debenham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/mid_suffolk/E04009192__debenham/|access-date=16 July 2020|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
In November 2020, filming on the thriller movie ''Confession'' started at Debenham Church. The film stars Colm Meaney.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Oliver|date=20 November 2020|title=Hollywood comes to Suffolk for new thriller movie|work=Ipswich Star}}</ref> St Mary's Arts Exhibition started in 1976 and runs each year during the summer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://stmarysartex.org.uk/|access-date=16 July 2020|website=St Mary's Art Exhibition|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DEBENHAM LCFC|url=https://debenhamlcfc.weebly.com/|access-date=16 July 2020|website=DEBENHAM LCFC|language=en}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sir Robert Hitcham CEVA Primary School - Home|url=https://www.sirroberthitcham.suffolk.sch.uk/|access-date=16 July 2020|website=www.sirroberthitcham.suffolk.sch.uk}}</ref>
==Listed buildings== {{main|Listed buildings in Debenham}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{wikivoyage|Debenham}} {{Commons category|Debenham}} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030924073850/http://www.debenhamsuffolk.co.uk/ Village website]}} *[http://www.debenhamleisurecentre.co.uk/ Debenham Leisure Centre website] *[http://www.debenhamfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Debenham Family History website] *[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/debenham St Mary Magdalene church (Anglican)] *[http://www.forgechurch.com/ The Forge Community Church website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090426101416/http://www.debenhamartsfestival.co.uk/ Debenham Arts Festival Website] {{Suffolk}}
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Category:Villages in Suffolk Category:Mid Suffolk Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk