Shelland

Shelland
Church of King Charles the Martyr, Shelland
Shelland Shelland shown within Suffolk
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stowmarket
Postcode district	IP14
Dialling code	01449
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°12′18″N 0°55′50″E / 52.205054°N 0.930576°E / 52.205054; 0.930576

Shelland is a small village and civil parish located just off the A14, 4 miles west of Stowmarket in Suffolk, England.

Shelland consists of roughly 10 houses, a church and Shelland Green. At the 2001 census the village had a population of 39. At the 2011 Census the population was still less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Rattlesden. Shelland's name is unique and derives from "Shelf land" as it is situated on a "shelf" that overlooks the village of Buxhall.

The mediaeval parish church, effectively rebuilt in 1767, is a grade II* listed building.^[1] It is unique in that it is the only church in the UK with a regularly used barrel organ. It is also one of only five dedicated to "King Charles the Martyr" (Charles I).

References

↑ "Name: CHURCH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR List entry Number: 1352321". English Heritage. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

Shelland

External links

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