Ilketshall St Margaret
| Ilketshall St Margaret | |
| Suffolk | |
|---|---|
 St Margaret's Church, Ilketshall St Margaret | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM350853 |
| Location: | 52°24’54"N, 1°27’14"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 160 (2011 est.) |
| Post town: | Bungay |
| Postcode: | NR35 |
| Dialling code: | 01986 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Suffolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Waveney |
Ilketshall St Margaret is a village and civil parish in the north of of Suffolk, by the River Waveney, which marks the border of Norfolk. It is three miles south of the nearest market town, Bungay. The parish is part of the area known as the Saints and had a population of 160 at the 2011 census.
The parish is sparsely populated and situated to the west of the A144 road between Bungay and Halesworth. 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, St Margaret, dates from the early 11th century and features a round tower, one of around 40 round-tower churches in Suffolk.[1][2] The village is mentioned in W. G. Sebald's novel The Rings of Saturn.
Outside links
- Ilketshall St Margaret Round Tower Churches
References
- ↑ St Margaret, Ilketshall St Margaret: Suffolk Churches
- ↑ Ilketshall St Margaret Round Tower Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-22.