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A vision of Britain through time
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KELSALE, a village and a parish in Blything district, Suffolk. The village stands on the side of a hill, near the East Suffolk railway, 1¼ mile N by E of Saxmundham; is large and picturesque, with well built houses and attached gardens; and has a post office under Saxmundham. The parish includes Dorley's Corner and North Green, and comprises 3, 0 47 acres. Real property, £6, 336. Pop., 1, 084. Houses, 261. The property is much subdivided. Kelsale Lodge is a chief residence. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Carlton, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £700. * Patron, H. E. Bence, Esq. The church is Norman, principally of flint, and in good condition; has a tower, commanding an extensive view; and contains escutcheons of the Norfolk and Trusson families, and a very ancient font. There are a free grammar school, a free girls, school, and charities £353.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kelsale CP/AP Kelsale Cum Carlton CP Blything RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Kelsale |
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