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| official_name = Deopham
| official_name = Deopham
| population = 541
| population = 541
| population_ref = [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 Census]]
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| area_total_km2 = 9.79
| area_total_km2 = 9.79
| shire_district = [[South Norfolk]]
| shire_district = [[South Norfolk]]
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| region = East of England
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Deopham
| civil_parish = Deopham
| constituency_westminster =
| constituency_westminster = [[Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Norfolk]]
| postcode_district = NR18
| postcode_district = NR18
| postcode_area = NR
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'''Deopham''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Norfolk]]. Deopham is located 3.9 miles west of [[Wymondham]] and 12 miles south-west of [[Norwich]].
'''Deopham''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[South Norfolk]] district, in the county of [[Norfolk]], England. It is close to the old [[RAF]] [[airfield]] of [[RAF Deopham Green|Deopham Green]] and the tower of its parish church is one of the tallest in the county of Norfolk.{{citation needed|date=June 2009}} The current parish covers an area of {{convert|9.79|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 505 in 209 households at the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/Deopham_parish.asp|title=Deopham and Hackford parish information|publisher=South Norfolk Council|date=11 May 2009|accessdate=20 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014043126/http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/deopham_parish.asp|archive-date=14 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For the purposes of local government, it falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[South Norfolk]]. [[Hackford]] parish was merged with Deopham on the 1 April 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10123689|title=Relationships and changes Deopham AP/CP through time|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=18 June 2018}}</ref> [[Messenger Monsey]], later physician to the [[Royal Hospital Chelsea]] and a man notorious in London society for his ill-manners, was baptised in Hackford with Whitwell church on 30 October 1694.<ref>J. F. Payne/Michael Bevan: "Monsey, Messenger", ODNB (Oxford:OUP, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/18984 Retrieved 27 December 2014. Pay-walled.]</ref>
==History==
Deopham's name is of [[Anglo-Saxon]] origin and derives from the [[Old English]] for a homestead close to a deep body of water, likely the nearby [[Sea Mere, Hingham|Sea Mere]].<ref> University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 23, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Deopham </ref>

In the [[Domesday Book]], Deopham is listed as a settlement of 75 households in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of [[Carleton Forehoe|Forehoe]]. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of [[William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey|William de Warenne]] and Ralph de Beaufour.<ref> Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 23, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG0500/deopham/ </ref>

[[RAF Deopham Green]] opened in 1943 for use by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] during the [[Second World War]]. The base was originally home rear echelon units until it was handed over to the [[452nd Operations Group]] of the [[Eighth Air Force]] flying [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17 Flying Fortresses]] against strategic targets in Continental Europe. In October 1945, the base reverted to the [[Royal Air Force]] which closed the base in 1948 and allowed it to revert to agricultural use.
[[File:Deophamgreen-9jul46.png|thumb|right|RAF Deopham Green, 1946]]

==Geography==
According to the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 Census]], Deopham is a village of 541 residents living in 231 households.<ref> Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 23, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006536 </ref>

Deopham falls within the [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] of [[Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Norfolk]] and is represented at [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] by [[George Freeman (politician)|George Freeman MP]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].

==St. Andrew's Church==
Deopham's parish church is dedicated to [[Andrew the Apostle|Saint Andrew]] and has a church tower dating back to the Fifteenth Century. The interior of the church was largely remodelled in the Seventeenth and Nineteenth Centuries.<ref> Knott, S. (2021). Retrieved December 23, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/deopham/deopham.htm </ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[Messenger Monsey]] – humorist and physician to the [[Royal Hospital Chelsea]]

==War memorial==
Deopham's war memorial takes the form of a carved marble plaque embossed with a crown and crucifix inside St. Andrew's Church. The memorial lists the following names for the [[First World War]]:
* Lance-Corporal Percy R. Hurrell (d.1917), 1/4th Battalion, [[Royal Norfolk Regiment]]
* Private Alfred W. Barrett (1897–1915), 1st Battalion, [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]]
* Private Harry Kerry (1877–1915), 1st Battalion, [[Essex Regiment]]
* Private Albert J. Morter (d.1918), 2nd Battalion, [[Suffolk Regiment]]<ref> Clarke, C. (2022). Retrieved December 23, 2022. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/56472 </ref>


==References==
==References==
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Deopham
St Andrew's Church, Deopham
Deopham is located in Norfolk
Deopham
Deopham
Location within Norfolk
Area9.79 km2 (3.78 sq mi)
Population541 2011 Census
• Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG051008
Civil parish
  • Deopham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWYMONDHAM
Postcode districtNR18
Dialling code01953
UK Parliament
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England
Norfolk
52°34′02″N 1°01′34″E / 52.567106°N 1.026074°E / 52.567106; 1.026074

Deopham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Deopham is located 3.9 miles west of Wymondham and 12 miles south-west of Norwich.

History

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Deopham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a homestead close to a deep body of water, likely the nearby Sea Mere.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Deopham is listed as a settlement of 75 households in the hundred of Forehoe. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of William de Warenne and Ralph de Beaufour.[2]

RAF Deopham Green opened in 1943 for use by the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War. The base was originally home rear echelon units until it was handed over to the 452nd Operations Group of the Eighth Air Force flying B-17 Flying Fortresses against strategic targets in Continental Europe. In October 1945, the base reverted to the Royal Air Force which closed the base in 1948 and allowed it to revert to agricultural use.

RAF Deopham Green, 1946

Geography

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According to the 2011 Census, Deopham is a village of 541 residents living in 231 households.[3]

Deopham falls within the constituency of Mid Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by George Freeman MP of the Conservative Party.

St. Andrew's Church

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Deopham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and has a church tower dating back to the Fifteenth Century. The interior of the church was largely remodelled in the Seventeenth and Nineteenth Centuries.[4]

Notable residents

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War memorial

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Deopham's war memorial takes the form of a carved marble plaque embossed with a crown and crucifix inside St. Andrew's Church. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:

References

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  1. ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 23, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Deopham
  2. ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 23, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG0500/deopham/
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 23, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006536
  4. ^ Knott, S. (2021). Retrieved December 23, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/deopham/deopham.htm
  5. ^ Clarke, C. (2022). Retrieved December 23, 2022. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/56472
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