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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 Deopham Green and the tower of its parish church is one of the tallest in the county of Norfolk.^{[citation needed]} The current parish covers an area of 9.79 km² (3.78 sq mi) and had a population of 505 in 209 households at the 2001 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk. Hackford parish was merged with Deopham on the 1 April 1935.[3] 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.[4]

Deopham
St Andrew's Church, Deopham
Deopham Location within Norfolk
Area	9.79 km2 (3.78 sq mi)
Population	541 (2011)[1]
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG051008
Civil parish	Deopham
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WYMONDHAM
Postcode district	NR18
Dialling code	01953
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.567106°N 1.026074°E / 52.567106; 1.026074

The village name means 'Deep homestead/village'. The name may be referring to a deep place in the nearby lake, Sea Mere.

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Deopham

External links

Media related to Deopham at Wikimedia Commons

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