Hemley is a village and a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the East Suffolk district of

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, England. It is located near the

River Deben The River Deben is a river in Suffolk rising to the west of Debenham, though a second, higher source runs south from the parish of Bedingfield. The river passes through Woodbridge, turning into a tidal estuary before entering the North Sea at ...

. Nearby settlements include the large town of

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

and the villages of

Waldringfield Waldringfield is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is situated on the bank of the River Deben within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, south of the to ...

and

Newbourne Newbourne is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It lies on the peninsula between the River Orwell and the River Deben, to the east of Ipswich and south of Woodbridge, Suffolk, W ...

. In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Hemley was 66. At the 2011 Census the population of the village remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of

. From 1974 to 2019 it was in

Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal was a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Melton, Suffolk, Melton, having moved from neighbouring Woodbridge, Suffolk, Woodbridge in 2017. Other towns include Fel ...

district. All Saints' parish church dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building.

References

*http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/Hemley/index.html

External links

* http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/suffolk/hemley * https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/TM2842 Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Suffolk Coastal {{Suffolk-geo-stub