Kelsale is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

, 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 district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is located approximately 1 mile north of

Saxmundham Saxmundham ( ) is a market town in Suffolk, England, set in the valley of the River Fromus about north-east of Ipswich and west of the coast at Sizewell. The town is bypassed by the main A12 road between London and Lowestoft. The town is ser ...

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

References

Villages in Suffolk Former civil parishes in Suffolk {{Suffolk-geo-stub