Kersey is a village and a civil parish in the Babergh

Babergh

Babergh is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council headquarters is based in Hadleigh, whilst its largest town is Sudbury.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Sudbury, Hadleigh urban district, Cosford Rural District, Melford Rural District and...

 district in Suffolk

Suffolk

Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...

, in the east of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The main street has a ford across a stream. Its principal claim to fame is that a coarse woollen cloth called Kersey cloth

Kersey (cloth)

Kersey is a kind of coarse woollen cloth.It derives its name from the village of Kersey, Suffolk, having presumably originated in that region. However the cloth was made in many places. By 1475, the West Riding of Yorkshire including Calderdale was also a major producer. Kersey was a lighter...

 takes its name from it. The cloth was presumably originally made there, but later in many other places too.

The parish contains the village of Kersey and the hamlets of Kersey Tye

Kersey Tye

Kersey Tye is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kersey in the Babergh district in the county of Suffolk, England. It is also near Kersey Upland which is another hamlet. The nearest town is Hadleigh.- External links :* http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/185363...

, Kersey Upland

Kersey Upland

Kersey Upland is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kersey in the Babergh district in the English County of Suffolk. It is also near the hamlet of Kersey Tye. The nearest town is Hadleigh.- External links :* http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/185366...

, Wicker Street Green

Wicker Street Green

Wicker Street Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kersey, in the Babergh District, in the county of Suffolk, England.- Nearby settlements :...

, and William's Green

William's Green

William's Green is a hamlet located in the civil parish of Kersey, in the Babergh district, in the English county of Suffolk.- Nearby settlements :Nearby settlements include the town of Hadleigh and the village of Kersey....

. Kersey's church is St Mary's, and the village also contains a primary school.
The village is also the filming location to the popular Compare the Meerkat television adverts.

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