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'''Campsea Ashe''' (sometimes spelt '''Campsey Ash''') is a village in [[Suffolk]], [[England]] located approximately {{convert|5|mi|0}} north east of [[Woodbridge, Suffolk|Woodbridge]] and {{convert|6|mi|0}} south west of [[Saxmundham]].
'''Campsea Ashe''' (sometimes spelt '''Campsey Ash''') is a village in [[Suffolk]], [[England]] located approximately {{convert|5|mi|0}} north east of [[Woodbridge, Suffolk|Woodbridge]] and {{convert|6|mi|0}} south west of [[Saxmundham]].


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It was recorded in the 1078 [[Domesday Book]] as two villages, the larger being Campesia and the other Esce and was the site of the now demolished [[Campsey Priory]], which existed as an Augustinian nunnery from 1195 to its dissolution in 1536.
The village is served by [[Wickham Market railway station]] on the [[Ipswich]]-[[Lowestoft]] [[East Suffolk Line]].


The parish church of St John the Baptist dates from the 14th century but was much restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a grade II* listed building. <ref> {{cite web|url = http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1030826| title= Name: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST List entry Number: 1030826 |publisher= English Heritage|accessdate = 31 March 2014}} </ref> The village is served by [[Wickham Market railway station]] on the [[Ipswich]]-[[Lowestoft]] [[East Suffolk Line]]. Campsea is also notable for its salerooms, run by Abbotts Auction Rooms, where a weekly auction dating from the early 1920s is held on Mondays.
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It is recorded in the 1078 [[Domesday Book]] as two villages, the larger being Campesia and the other Esce.


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Campsea is notable for its salerooms, run by Abbotts Auction Rooms, where a weekly auction dating from the early 1920s is held on Mondays.
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Revision as of 10:59, 31 March 2014

Campsea Ashe
St John the Baptist Church, Campsea Ashe
Shire county
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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UK
England
Suffolk

Campsea Ashe (sometimes spelt Campsey Ash) is a village in Suffolk, England located approximately 5 miles (8 km) north east of Woodbridge and 6 miles (10 km) south west of Saxmundham.

It was recorded in the 1078 Domesday Book as two villages, the larger being Campesia and the other Esce and was the site of the now demolished Campsey Priory, which existed as an Augustinian nunnery from 1195 to its dissolution in 1536.

The parish church of St John the Baptist dates from the 14th century but was much restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a grade II* listed building. [1] The village is served by Wickham Market railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Campsea is also notable for its salerooms, run by Abbotts Auction Rooms, where a weekly auction dating from the early 1920s is held on Mondays.

References

  1. ^ "Name: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST List entry Number: 1030826". English Heritage. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

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