St Mary’s Church, Kersey
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Kersey, Suffolk.Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Kersey, Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Mary’s Church, Kersey, Suffolk” and “St Mary’s, Kersey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kersey Priory and The Bell Inn.
Kersey Priory
Ruins
Kersey Priory was a priory in Kersey, Suffolk, England. It was founded before 1218 by Thomas de Burgh, Castellan of Norwich, and brother of Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, as a hospital dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin and St Anthony the Abbot until it was later converted into a monastery for a community of Austin Canons. Kersey Priory is situated 1,900 feet northwest of St Mary’s Church, Kersey.
The Bell Inn
Pub
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bell Inn is a pub, which is situated 960 feet northwest of St Mary’s Church, Kersey.
Groton Wood
Forest
Groton Wood is a 20.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Groton in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Groton Wood is situated 1½ miles west of St Mary’s Church, Kersey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kersey and Kersey Upland.
Kersey
Village
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kersey is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district in Suffolk, in the east of England. The main street has a ford across a stream. Its principal claim to fame is that a coarse woollen cloth called Kersey cloth takes its name from it.
Kersey Upland
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kersey is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district in Suffolk, in the east of England. The main street has a ford across a stream. Its principal claim to fame is that a coarse woollen cloth called Kersey cloth takes its name from it.
Drakestone Green
Hamlet
Semer is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located adjacent to a bridge over the River Brett on the B1115 between Hadleigh and Stowmarket, it is part of Babergh district.
St Mary’s Church, Kersey
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kersey, Babergh District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.05773° or 52° 3′ 28″ northLongitude
0.91887° or 0° 55′ 8″ eastOpen location code
9F423W59+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 116638100OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q15979421
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In Other Languages
“St Mary’s Church, Kersey” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديسه مارى”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kersey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Fenn’s Grove.
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