Kelsale is a village and former
civil parish, now in the parish of
Kelsale cum Carlton
St Peter's church, Carlton
Kelsale cum Carlton is a civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. Situated to the north of Saxmundham
Saxmundham ( ) is a market town in Suffolk, England, set in the valley of the River Fromus about north-e ...
, in the
East Suffolk East Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England:
* East Suffolk (county), a county until 1974
* East Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019
* East Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ...
district, in the county of
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
, 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.
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 EVC Primary School, a Methodist Chapel and a Grade II* listed Village Hall and Social Club.
On the hill, the grade I listed Parish Church of St. Mary and St. Peter has a distinctive lych gate. Inside there is an elaborate pulpit dated before 1631 and a statue of Samuel Clouting by
Thomas Thurlow of
Saxmundham.
References
Villages in Suffolk
Former civil parishes in Suffolk
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