Campsea Ashe

Campsea Ashe
St John the Baptist Church, Campsea Ashe
Campsea Ashe is located in Suffolk
Campsea Ashe
Campsea Ashe
Location within Suffolk
Population375 (2011)[1]
Civil parish
  • Wickham Market
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWoodbridge
Postcode districtIP13
Dialling code01728
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°09′11″N 1°24′22″E / 52.153°N 1.406°E / 52.153; 1.406

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.

The village is served by Wickham Market railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line.

The modern village covers two medieval villages, Campesia and Esce. The former was the site of an Augustinian nunnery Campsey Priory, suppressed in 1536, of which only the Mill and Mill house still exist as Grade II* listed buildings.[2]

The Campsea church of St John the Baptist dates from the 14th century, and survives as the local parish church. It is a grade II* listed building.[3]

Campsea has an Auction Room, dating to the 1920s, with a weekly auction held on Mondays.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "MILL HOUSE THE MILL (1030830)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  3. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (1030826)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 March 2014.