Kelsale

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Kelsale
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Kelsale, Church of St Mary and St Peter
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Kelsale
Location within Suffolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Saxmundham
Postcode district IP17
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°13′52″N1°29′31″E / 52.231013°N 1.491972°E / 52.231013; 1.491972

Kelsale is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kelsale cum Carlton, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is located approximately 1 mile north of Saxmundham town centre at the junction of the B1121 and the A12. In 1881 the civil parish had a population of 973. [1]

Notable buildings

In Kelsale village centre there is a former Guildhall built in 1495 that is now used as a training centre.

Kelsale has a primary school, Kelsale C of E VC Primary School, a Methodist Chapel and a Grade II* listed Village Hall. Situated below the Village Hall is a very popular committee-run Social Club & Bar.

On the hill, the Grade I listed Parish Church of St Mary and St Peter has a distinctive lych gate (1890) by Edward Schroeder Prior which is separately listed Grade II*. The church is medieval with a Victorian restoration of 1876-77 by Richard Norman Shaw and the nave was restored 1882-83 by E. S. Prior. Inside there is an elaborate pulpit dated before 1631 and a statue of Samuel Clouting by Thomas Thurlow of Saxmundham. [2]

References

  1. "Population Statistics Kelsale AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST PETER (1199020)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 April 2014.