| Cavenham | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's Church, Cavenham | |
  Cavenham Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 136 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | TL7669 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bury St Edmonds |
| Postcode district | IP28 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Cavenham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Bury St Edmunds. It is in the local government district of West Suffolk, and the electoral ward of Manor.[1] At the 2021 UK census, Cavenham Parish had a population of 141.[2] In the 1870s it had a population of 229.[3]
The parish includes Cavenham Heath, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) with a sand and gravel quarry close to it[4] and is the location of the Black Ditches, an Anglo-Saxon boundary ditch which is believed to be the most easterly of a series of early Anglo-Saxon defensive earthworks built across the Icknield Way. Part of this also forms an SSSI to the south-east of the village.
- ^ "Ward: Manor" (PDF). Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ^ "Cavenham CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ^ "Cavenham Through Time". Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Planning Applications – R03/214". Suffolk County Council. 4 November 2003. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2008.