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Deopham
Village in Norfolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deopham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Deopham is located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) west of Wymondham and 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Norwich.
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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.[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]
In 1830, a windmill was built in Deopham which burnt down in the 1920s.[3]
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.[4]
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Geography
According to the 2021 census, Deopham has a total population of 542 people which demonstrates an increase from the 541 people listed in the 2011 census.[5]
St. Andrew's Church
Deopham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates at its earliest from the late-Fourteenth Century. St. Andrew's is located on Church Road and has been Grade I listed since 1959.[6]
St. Andrew's has suffered from vandalism and theft over the last few decades but still boasts pews from the Seventeenth Century.[7]
Notable Residents
- Dr. Messenger Monsey- (1694-1788) humourist and physician to the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Governance
Deopham is part of the electoral ward of Hingham & Deopham for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.
The village's national constituency is Mid Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative Party's George Freeman MP since 2010.
War Memorial
Deopham's war memorial is two marble plaques topped with a crown and cross inside St. Andrew's Church.[8] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[9]
And, the following for the Second World War:
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References
External links
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