Chelsworth

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Chelsworth is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located on the B1115 road between Sudbury and Stowmarket, it is part of Babergh district. The parish also contains the hamlet of Chelsworth Common. In 2001 its population was 146.

Built on the north bank of the River Brett, the entire village is classified as a conservation area, and contains numerous listed buildings.

[edit] History

Chelsworth has been settled for at least 1,000 years old, as there are documents recording that King Edgar gave the village to Queen Æthelflæd in 962.