Kelsale

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| official_name= Kelsale

| country= England

| region= East of England

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| post_town= Saxmundham

| postcode_area= IP

| postcode_district= IP17

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| civil_parish= Kelsale cum Carlton

| shire_district= East Suffolk

| shire_county= Suffolk

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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.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10260814/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population Statistics Kelsale AP/CP through time|publisher= Vision of Britain|access-date=28 February 2018}}

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.{{NHLE|num = 1199020|desc= CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST PETER |access-date= 2 April 2014}}

References

Category:Villages in Suffolk

Category:Former civil parishes in Suffolk