Dalham

Dalham
Dalham
	Dalham, Church of St Mary
	Dalham Location within Suffolk
Population	210 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL7261
District	West Suffolk;
Shire county	Suffolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWMARKET
Postcode district	CB8
Dialling code	01638
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	West Suffolk;
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°13′37″N 0°31′12″E / 52.227°N 0.520°E

Dalham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The name, meaning 'homestead/village in a valley' is of Old English origin and first recorded in the Domesday Book.^[1]

Dalham is 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of the town of Bury St Edmunds and, at the 2001 census, had a population of 191,.^[2] increasing to 210 at the 2011 Census.^[3] The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.

Dalham Hall

In 1901 the estate of Dalham Hall was bought by Cecil Rhodes. After he died in 1902 without taking possession, his brother Colonel Francis William Rhodes became the owner, and erected the village hall in his brother's memory.^[4]

Dalham Hall and its associated stud are owned by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.^[5]

Notable residents

Gilbert Affleck c. 1684 – 1764, Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge
Philip Affleck c. 1726 – 1799, Admiral, commander-in-chief of the Jamaica Station and Lord of the Board of Admiralty

References

^ A.D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Placenames (Oxford: OUP, 2011)
^ "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Forest Heath". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "Dalham Village Hall Commemoration Plaque by Colonel Frank Rhodes". Archived from the original on 27 March 2009.
^ Conradi, Peter (4 July 2009). "Racing king buys piece of empire". The Times. London. Retrieved 4 July 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

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[1] A.D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Placenames (Oxford: OUP, 2011)

[2] "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Forest Heath". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[3] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[4] "Dalham Village Hall Commemoration Plaque by Colonel Frank Rhodes". Archived from the original on 27 March 2009.

[5] Conradi, Peter (4 July 2009). "Racing king buys piece of empire". The Times. London. Retrieved 4 July 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

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