Charsfield
| Charsfield | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Peter, Charsfield | |
  Charsfield Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 355 (2011) |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woodbridge |
| Postcode district | IP13 0 |
Charsfield is a small Suffolk village of 355 residents,(2011)[1] 3 miles (4.8 km) from Wickham Market, 7 miles (11 km) from Woodbridge and 12 miles (19 km) from Ipswich and is located near the villages of Debach and Dallinghoo. A Civil Parish in East Anglia, Charsfield was famously used as one of the key locations in the 1974 film Akenfield, based loosely upon the book Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village by the historian Ronald Blythe (1969). Charsfield hosted the first Greenbelt festival - an annual festival of arts, faith and justice - on a pig farm just outside the village over the August 1974 bank holiday weekend. Famous Charsfield residents include Charles Webb, a respected Victorian architect and Peggy Cole, a frequent speaker on BBC's Radio Suffolk.
Local facilities
- Charsfield village hall
- Baptist Chapel
- Charsfield Primary School (linked to St Peter's church); famous alumni of the school include Charlotte Greig, a British novelist, singer, and songwriter.
- Charsfield recreation ground
- Garage
- St. Peter's Church (Church of England)
References
- ^ "Parish population 2015". Retrieved 14 September 2015.
External links
- Charsfield village web site
- New Charsfield Village Hall Web site
- Charsfield School Website
- GENUKI
- Tourist Information
- CEVCP Admisisons information
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