Chelmondiston

Coordinates: 51°59′22″N 1°12′31″E / 51.98950°N 1.20861°E / 51.98950; 1.20861

Chelmondiston
St. Andrews Church, Chelmondiston
Chelmondiston  Chelmondiston shown within Suffolk
OS grid reference	TM204372
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	IPSWICH
Postcode district	IP9
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	South Suffolk
List of places: UK • England • Suffolk

Chelmondiston is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, on the south bank of the River Orwell, located five miles south-east of Ipswich. It was formerly known as Chelmington and was located in the old Hundred of Babergh.

Churches

One night in late 1944, a German V2 rocket hit the small Hakewill's church in Chelmondiston. The little church was almost completely destroyed. In 1951, Basil Hatcher was commissioned to provide a replacement, St. Andrew's Church. It includes a set of stained glass windows made by Francis Skeat in the 1960s.^[1]

There is a newer Methodist church on the Main Road and a Baptist church on Pin Mill Road.

Notable residents

• George Ratcliffe Woodward English composer.
• Princess Muna al-Hussein wife of Hussein of Jordan.

References

1. ^ "St Andrew, Chelmondiston". Suffolk Churches. http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/chelmondiston.html. Retrieved 2 January 2011. 

External links

• Village website - Chelmondiston Web Site
• Parish Council website
• BOHUN family
• St Andrew's Church
• Methodist church
• Chelmington
• Census 1881 http://www.censusfinder.com/england-census-records7.htm