Kelsale | |
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Kelsale, Church of St Mary and St Peter |
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Kelsale shown within Suffolk | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Saxmundham |
Postcode district | IP17 |
EU Parliament | East of England |
Kelsale is a village in Suffolk, England in the civic parish of Kelsale cum Carlton(where the population is also included). It is located approximately 1 mile north of Saxmundham town centre at the junction of the B1121 and the A12.
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. Mrs Carolyn Taylor is the Headteacher.
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.