Poslingford

Poslingford
Poslingford
 Poslingford shown within Suffolk
Shire countySuffolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°06′12″N 0°35′00″E / 52.1034°N 0.5833°E

View of the south part of Poslingford, showing the church
Poslingford's village sign, near the former Shepherd and Dog public house

Poslingford is a small village situated approximately 1¾ miles to the north of Clare, Suffolk, England.

Poslingford lies near to a stream that feeds the River Stour (via the Chilton Stream), and the main part of the village follows the line of The Street (the main road through to the village of Stansfield), rising approximately 18m in height above sea level from south to north.

The Church of St Mary, near the centre of the village, is part of the Stour Valley Group of churches, and services are held there on a rotational basis. The Parish council meeting takes place in the church foyer as it is the only public place available in the village for such meetings to be held. The church holds a stone coffin and bell recovered from the site of Chipley Priory about 1 mile (2 km) north-west of the village.[1] Both the priory and the church became part of the holdings of the College in Stoke-by-Clare.[2]

The village was once self-sufficient, having a school, post office, small shop, a blacksmith and a public house, The Shepherd and Dog. These have all long closed and today most of the 200 or so residents travel to Clare for their requirements.

References

  1. ↑ Chipley Priory - Pastscape, English Heritage. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  2. ↑ Page.W (1975) 'Houses of Austin canons: Priory of Chipley', A History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2, p. 99 (available online). Retrieved 2011-05-03.

External links

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