Kelsale

Other current and historical names

Keles-
Kereshalla
Cheresala
Kireshala
Cara-
Cheressala
Chylesheala
Curlew Green
Dorley's Corner

Built-Up Area: Carlton (Suffolk Coastal)
Parish/Community: Kelsale cum Carlton
District/Borough: Suffolk Coastal
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°13'50"N 1°29'33"E
Eastings/Northings: 638596, 264905
OS Grid: TM385649
Mapcode Local: GBR XQ6.066
Mapcode Global: VHM7N.T6DC

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Kelsale within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Kelsale in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Kelsale, par. and vil., Suffolk, 1¼ mile NE. of Saxmundham, 3047 ac., pop. 973; P.O.; in vicinity is the seat of Kelsale Lodge.

Kelsale in the Domesday Book

A village in Bishop's hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Northmann the sheriff; Wulfeva of Thorndon; Free men, thirty-five
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Taxable Value: 9 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £12 in 1066; £32 in 1086
- Households: 22 villagers; 26 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 28 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 9 acres
- Woodland: 60 pigs
- Churches: 1
- Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 30 pigs; 3 cobs
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Malet
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

British Place Names

Kelsale, Suffolk

Kelsale is a village in Carlton (Suffolk Coastal), Suffolk

Kelsale in historic gazetteers

Kelsale in the Domesday Book