# Great Denham > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Great_Denham > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Great_Denham.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Denham > Source revision: 1328715848 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in Bedfordshire, England Human settlement in England Great Denham Community Hall Great Denham Location within Bedfordshire Population 5,061 (2021 Census)[1] Unitary authority Bedford Ceremonial county Bedfordshire Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BEDFORD Postcode district MK40 Dialling code 01234 Police Bedfordshire Fire Bedfordshire Ambulance East of England UK Parliament North Bedfordshire List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°08′04″N 0°30′53″W / 52.134444°N 0.514722°W / 52.134444; -0.514722 **Great Denham** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) located in [Bedfordshire](/source/Bedfordshire), England, on the western outskirts of [Bedford](/source/Bedford). The village is the location of Bedford Golf Course. ## History Great Denham has evidence of [Neolithic](/source/Neolithic) settlement as well as [Roman](/source/Ancient_Rome) and [Saxon](/source/Saxons) presence in the form of coins, pottery and other implements. By the 7th century, the Great Denham area had been absorbed into the Saxon kingdom of [Mercia](/source/Mercia). In 886 the Saxons and Vikings fixed a formal boundary between them, along the rivers Thames, Lea, and Great Ouse. Great Denham was thus on the border between the [Danelaw](/source/Danelaw) and Saxon England, which remained hostile adversaries. England was eventually united as one kingdom. St James Church, just over the border of Great Denham in the neighbouring village of Biddenham, was first constructed in the [Norman](/source/Norman_dynasty) period.[2] The Great Denham loop of the river remained undeveloped farmland until the Bedford Golf Course was built in the 1990s, together with a 'golf village', with all roads named after golf courses. The Bedford Golf Course, situated within the Great Denham Golf Village, officially opened in April 1999. Great Denham was part of [Biddenham](/source/Biddenham) parish until April 2007, when the new Parish of Great Denham was created. It covers around 3 km2. ## Location Great Denham is on the banks of [River Great Ouse](/source/River_Great_Ouse), in a loop carved out by the river flow. It borders [Biddenham](/source/Biddenham) to the north, [Bedford](/source/Bedford) on the west and [Kempston](/source/Kempston) to the south. The [A6 road](/source/A6_road_(England)) spans across the east. ## Community facilities There is a small [parade of shops](/source/Parade_of_shops) on Anglia Way which includes a [Sainsbury's Local](/source/Sainsbury's_Local) supermarket, [indian takeout](/source/Indian_fast_food), beauty salon, a [charity shop](/source/Charity_shop), cafe, estate agents and off licence with a post office. There is a [GP surgery](/source/General_practitioner) with ProHealth Clinic located inside it on Kingswood Way, and a Community Hall on Saxon Way. The [Ouse Valley Way](/source/Ouse_Valley_Way) footpath runs through the village. A new bridge across the Great Ouse opened in 2010 which connects the village with [Kempston](/source/Kempston). The country park is a green space providing paths for walking, running and cycling. A number of football pitches are available to book, for both senior and junior 11-a-side, and also a smaller 7-a-side pitch. A sports pavilion provides changing facilities for those using the sports pitches. It is managed by Bedford Borough Council. In the south of Great Denham, there is a football and basketball court, with another cafe and a [playground](/source/Playground) nearby, overlooking the park. Great Denham Primary School opened as part of the development in September 2012.[3] ## Government Great Denham Parish Council was created in April 2007 and has nine members elected every four years. The village is represented on the borough council by Cllr Jim Weir. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Civil Parish population 2011"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123899&c=Great+Denham&d=16&e=62&g=6402852&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1478601648009&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 November 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Great Denham Parish Council | History of Great Denham"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053256/http://www.greatdenham.bedsparishes.gov.uk/history/). Archived from [the original](http://www.greatdenham.bedsparishes.gov.uk/history/) on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Great Denham Primary School"](http://www.greatdenhamprimary.org.uk/). Greatdenhamprimary.org.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2012. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Great Denham](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Great_Denham). - [Great Denham Parish Council](http://www.greatdenham.bedsparishes.gov.uk/) - [Great Denham Primary School](http://www.greatdenhamprimary.org.uk/) - [Great Denham Community Hall](http://www.greatdenhamcommunityhall.co.uk/) v t e Settlements in Borough of Bedford Bedford Begwary Biddenham Bletsoe Bolnhurst Box End Bromham Cardington Carlton Chawston Chellington Clapham Colesden Colmworth Cople Cotton End Duck's Cross Duloe Elstow Farndish Felmersham Great Barford Great Denham Harrold Harrowden Herrings Green Hinwick Honeydon Keeley Green Kempston Kempston Hardwick Kempston Rural Keysoe Keysoe Row Knotting Knotting Green Little Barford Little Staughton Lower Dean Melchbourne Milton Ernest Oakley Odell Pavenham Pertenhall Podington Radwell Ravensden Renhold Riseley Roxton Salph End Sharnbrook Shelton Shortstown Souldrop Stagsden Staploe Stevington Stewartby Swineshead Thurleigh Turvey Upper Dean Upper Staploe West End Wilden Willington Wilstead Wixams Wood End Wootton Wyboston Wymington Yelden This Bedfordshire location article is a stub. 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