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Denham is a rural parish in North Suffolk, approximately 3 miles east of the town of Eye, Suffolk. It should not be confused with the 'other' Denham in Suffolk, which is roughly midway between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds and is noted for its motte and bailey castle.

Denham's small population is rather scattered, but chiefly clustered along Hoxne ('Hoxen') Road and The Street (also known as Denham Street). Curiously, the parish boundary runs along these roads meaning the majority of the houses in the parish are at its very edge. The parish church of St John the Baptist is small but full of interest. It stands a little isolated from the main area of settlement, as is common in some East Anglian parishes. It comprises a chancel and nave, but the fabric of the west wall (post-Medieval brick) could indicate the former presence of a west tower which collapsed long ago.

Denham sits amidst an historic landscape of WW2 airfields. Immediately to the east is the site of RAF Horham ('Horrum') airfield, used by the USAAF 95th Bomb Group from 1943 to 1945. Adjacent to Redlingfield Wood in Denham is the site of the airfield hospital which is being restored as a museum and a memorial those who served with the 95th in WW2. The Officer's Club at Horham airfield has been preserved and like the hospital is occasionally open over Summer months.

Other airfields near Denham included Eye (to the west), Thorpe Abbotts (to the north) and Mendlesham towards the south.

External links

St John the Baptist Church: Simon Knott's Suffolk Churches website
Hospital Museum
Circular Walk PDF file from Discover Suffolk website (select from menu)
95th BG Heritage Association

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-'''Denham''' is a rural parish in [[North Suffolk]], approximately 3 miles east of the town of [[Eye, Suffolk]]. It should not be confused with the 'other' Denham in Suffolk, which is roughly midway between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds.
+'''Denham''' is a rural parish in [[North Suffolk]], approximately 3 miles east of the town of [[Eye, Suffolk]]. It should not be confused with the 'other' Denham in Suffolk, which is roughly midway between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds and is noted for its motte and bailey castle.
-The small population is rather scattered, but chiefly clustered along [[Hoxne]] ('Hoxen') Road and The Street (also known as Denham Street).  The parish church of St John the Baptist is small but full of interest.  It stands a little isolated from the main area of settlement, as is common in some East Anglian parishes.
+Denham's small population is rather scattered, but chiefly clustered along [[Hoxne]] ('Hoxen') Road and The Street (also known as Denham Street). Curiously, the parish boundary runs along these roads meaning the majority of the houses in the parish are at its very edge.  The parish church of St John the Baptist is small but full of interest.  It stands a little isolated from the main area of settlement, as is common in some East Anglian parishes.  It comprises a chancel and nave, but the fabric of the west wall (post-Medieval brick) could indicate the former presence of a west tower which collapsed long ago.
 Denham sits amidst an historic landscape of WW2 airfields.  Immediately to the east is the site of [[RAF Horham]] ('Horrum') airfield, used by the USAAF [[95th Bomb Group]] from 1943 to 1945.  Adjacent to Redlingfield Wood in Denham is the site of the airfield hospital which is being restored as a museum and a memorial those who served with the 95th in WW2.  The Officer's Club at Horham airfield has been preserved and like the hospital is occasionally open over Summer months.