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, the parish includes, in addition to Kelsale and Carlton, villages and hamlets such as Dorley's Corner, Curlew Green, East Green and North Green within its boundaries. The population of the Civil Parish at the 2011 Census was 990.^[1]

Lych gate of St Mary and St Peter's church, Kelsale

Kelsale

In Kelsale village centre there is an Old Guildhall of 1495 that is now used as a training centre, and up 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. ^[2] ^[3]

Kelsale has a Primary School.

Carlton

Carlton is immediately north of Saxmundham and is the location for all the larger businesses based at the Carlton Park Industrial Estate. Adjoining this is the Carlton Park Sports ground which is owned by Saxmundham Sports Club, also the location of the Carlton Park Caravan Site. Also on the Carlton Park is Carlton Hall former home of Richard Garrett III who is buried there in the churchyard. The Church of St Peter has a brick tower set amongst arable land in the grounds of Carlton Park. ^[4]

Prominent on the skyline is Skoulding's Mill, a tower windmill which has been converted to residential accommodation.

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST PETER List entry Number: 1199020". English Heritage. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
↑ "Name: LYCH GATE TO CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST PETER List entry Number: 1030671". English Heritage. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST PETER List entry Number: 1030668". English Heritage. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

Suffolk Coastal

Towns	Aldeburgh Felixstowe Leiston Orford Saxmundham Woodbridge

Civil parishes	Alderton Aldringham cum Thorpe Badingham Bawdsey Benhall Blaxhall Blythburgh Boulge Boyton Bramfield Brandeston Bredfield Brightwell Bromeswell Bruisyard Bucklesham Burgh Butley Campsea Ashe Capel St Andrew Charsfield Chediston Chillesford Clopton Cookley Cransford Cratfield Cretingham Culpho Dallinghoo Darsham Debach Dennington Dunwich Earl Soham Easton Eyke Falkenham Farnham Foxhall Framlingham Friston Gedgrave Great Bealings Great Glemham Grundisburgh Hacheston Hasketon Hemley Heveningham Hollesley Hoo Huntingfield Iken Kelsale cum Carlton Kesgrave Kettleburgh Kirton Knodishall Letheringham Levington Linstead Magna Linstead Parva Little Bealings Little Glemham Marlesford Martlesham Melton Middleton Monewden Nacton Newbourne Otley Parham Peasenhall Pettistree Playford Purdis Farm Ramsholt Rendham Rendlesham Rushmere St Andrew Saxtead Shottisham Sibton Snape Sternfield Stratford St Andrew Stratton Hall Sudbourne Sutton Sweffling Swilland Theberton Thorington Trimley St Martin Trimley St Mary Tuddenham St Martin Tunstall Ubbeston Ufford Walberswick Waldringfield Walpole Wantisden Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet Westerfield Westleton Wickham Market Witnesham Yoxford

Other settlements	Aldringham Sizewell Thorpeness Walton

See also: Listed buildings Local elections

Coordinates: 52°13′44″N 1°29′31″E / 52.229°N 1.492°E / 52.229; 1.492

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