Dennington is a village and civil parish in the

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. It is north of Framlingham and north-east of Ipswich in the east of the county. It lies along the

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around 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. The village has a primary school, village hall and pub. There is a limited public school bus service linking Dennington to Framlingham and Ipswich. The nearest railway station is at

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with an hourly service to either Ipswich or

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Notable residents

*Sir William Phelip, 6th Baron Bardolf (?-1441), Treasurer of the Household, Lord Chamberlain and hero of the

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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

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, Dunwich,

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, and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. * William Hughes (?-1600), rector of Dennington and later

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from 1573 till his death. * Lionel Gatford (?-1665), royalist Church of England clergyman and rector of Dennington. * William Miller (1769 – 1844); leading English publisher. *

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(1790-1889); clergyman and

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from 1832 until 1839. * Charles Hotham (1806-1855),

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and, later, Governor of Victoria, Australia. * George Burr (1819-1857),

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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.

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