Ilketshall St Margaret Explained

Official Name:Ilketshall St Margaret
Country:England
Region:East of England
Static Image Name:Ilketshall St Margaret-g1.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Margaret's Church
Area Total Km2:8
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population:160
Population Ref:(2011 est.)
Os Grid Reference:TM350853
Coordinates:52.415°N 1.454°W
Post Town:Bungay
Postcode Area:NR
Postcode District:NR35
Dial Code:01986
Constituency Westminster:Waveney
Shire District:East Suffolk
Shire County:Suffolk
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Ilketshall St Margaret is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 3miles south of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. The parish is part of the area known as the Saints and had a population of 160 at the 2011 United Kingdom census.[2]

The parish is sparsely populated and situated to the west of the A144 road between Bungay and Halesworth.[2] It borders the parishes of Bungay, Ilketshall St John, Ilketshall St Lawrence, Spexhall, Rumburgh, St Michael South Elmham, St Peter South Elmham, and Flixton.

The parish church is dedicated to St Margaret. It dates from the early 11th century and features a round tower, one of around 40 round-tower churches in Suffolk.[3] [4] The village is mentioned in W. G. Sebald's novel The Rings of Saturn.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Planning/Neighbourhood-Planning/Town-and-village-profiles/St-Margaret-Ilketshall-Village-Profile.pdf Village profile: Ilketshall St Margaret
  2. https://www.healthysuffolk.org.uk/uploads/St_Margaret,_Ilketshall-_Parish_Profile.pdf St Margaret, Ilketshall
  3. Knott S (2008) St Margaret, Ilketshall St Margaret, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  4. http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Suffolk/Ilketshall_St_Margaret/ilketshall_st_margaret.html Ilketshall St Margaret