Dalham
Encyclopedia
Dalham is a small settlement in Suffolk
, England
. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of the town of Bury St Edmunds.
was bought by Cecil Rhodes. After he died in 1902 without taking possession, his brother Colonel Francis William Rhodes
became the owner, and erected the village hall in his brother's memory.
Dalham Hall and its associated stud are owned by the ruler of Dubai
, Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
.
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of the town of Bury St Edmunds.
Dalham Hall
In 1901 the estate of Dalham HallDalham Hall
Dalham Hall is a Grade 2 listed country house and estate, located in the village of Dalham, Suffolk, near Newmarket, and west of Bury St Edmunds....
was bought by Cecil Rhodes. After he died in 1902 without taking possession, his brother Colonel Francis William Rhodes
Francis William Rhodes
Colonel Francis William Rhodes, CB, DSO , better known as "Frank", is perhaps the best known member of the Rhodes family after his brother Cecil. Trained as a soldier from his youth, he participated in a considerable amount of conflict in different parts of the world...
became the owner, and erected the village hall in his brother's memory.
Dalham Hall and its associated stud are owned by the ruler of Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, Sheikh
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...
.