| Ilketshall St Margaret | |
|---|---|
 St Margaret's Church | |
  Ilketshall St Margaret Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 160 (2011 est.)[2] |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM350853 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bungay |
| Postcode district | NR35 |
| Dialling code | 01986 |
| UK Parliament | |
Ilketshall St Margaret is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. The parish is part of the area known as the Saints and had a population of 160 at the 2011 United Kingdom census.[a][2]
The parish is sparsely populated and situated to the west of the A144 road between Bungay and Halesworth.[2] 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 is dedicated to St Margaret. It dates from the early 11th century and features a round tower, one of around 40 round-tower churches in Suffolk.[b][9][10] The village is mentioned in W. G. Sebald's novel The Rings of Saturn.
- ^ a b Village profile: Ilketshall St Margaret, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ a b c St Margaret, Ilketshall, Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ Round Tower Churches Map, The Temple Trail. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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- ^ Norfolk Round Tower Churches, Great English Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ a b Hart S (2019) Round Tower Churches, Building Conservation, Cathedral Communications. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ a b Knott S Suffolk churches with round towers, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ a b Welcome to the Round Tower Churches Society, The Round Tower Churches Society. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ Knott S (2008) St Margaret, Ilketshall St Margaret, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ Ilketshall St Margaret Round Tower Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
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