Kersey, Suffolk

Kersey
Kersey ford
Kersey is located in Suffolk
Kersey
Kersey
Location within Suffolk
Population359 (2011)
Civil parish
  • Kersey
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townIPSWICH
Postcode districtIP7
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°03′00″N 0°55′01″E / 52.05°N 0.917°E / 52.05; 0.917

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. A particular green colour is known as Kersey Green. The cloth was presumably originally made there, but later in many other places too.