Dennington

{{for multi|the town in Australia|Dennington, Victoria|the surname|Dennington (surname)}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.254558|1.342157|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Dennington

| shire_district = East Suffolk

| region = East of England

| area_total_km2 = 13.24

| shire_county = Suffolk

| constituency_westminster = Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

| population = 578

| population_ref = (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Planning/Neighbourhood-Planning/Town-and-village-profiles/Dennington-Village-Profile.pdf|title=Dennington population 2019|access-date=23 October 2023}}

| post_town = WOODBRIDGE

| postcode_district = IP13

| postcode_area = IP

| dial_code = 01728

| os_grid_reference = TM283634

| static_image = Dennington - Church of St Mary.jpg

| static_image_width = 240px

| static_image_caption = Church of St Mary, Dennington

| hide_services = Yes

}}

Dennington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of Framlingham and {{convert|15|mi|km}} north-east of Ipswich in the east of the county. It lies along the A1120 road around {{convert|8|mi|km}} west of the road's junction with the main A12 road in Yoxford.

At the 2011 census Dennington had a population of 578. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.{{cite web | url=http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/Dennington.htm | title=Dennington Church | access-date=January 31, 2013}} The village has a primary school, village hall and pub.{{cite web | url=http://www.dennington.suffolk.dbprimary.com/suffolk/primary/dennington | title=Dennington School | access-date=January 31, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416075420/http://dennington.suffolk.dbprimary.com/suffolk/primary/dennington | archive-date=April 16, 2013 }}{{cite web | url=http://dennington.onesuffolk.net/ | title=Village Website | access-date=January 31, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419052631/http://dennington.onesuffolk.net/ | archive-date=April 19, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}

There is a limited public school bus service linking Dennington to Framlingham and Ipswich.{{cite web |title=118 Bus Timetable |url=https://www.ipswichbuses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/118-119-Commercial.pdf |website=Ipswich Buses |access-date=5 October 2020}} The nearest railway station is at Darsham with an hourly service to either Ipswich or Lowestoft.{{cite web|url=http://www.greateranglia.co.uk/timetables/download/771 |title=Darsham Train Timetable |access-date=January 31, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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

Category:Villages in Suffolk

Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk

Category:Hoxne Hundred