Trimley St Mary Church, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 0SU

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Brief description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimley_St_Mary

2025: "Trimley St. Mary is a parish and village on the outskirts of Felixstowe, on a low-lying peninsula between Harwich Harbour and the River Deben, in the East Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England. It lies on the Roman road between Felixstowe and Ipswich. Its eastern border is Spriteshall Lane.[1] The village, and its neighbour Trimley St. Martin, are famous for their adjacent churches, which were built as the result of a historical family feud.[citation needed] St. Mary's church is the southerly church (at grid reference TM 276 369). The village has a number of shops, and two pubs. Trimley railway station serves the village on the Felixstowe Branch Line.

According to the 2011 census, the population of Trimley was 3,665.[2]

In the 1870s, Trimley St Mary was described[who?] in this way:

Trimley St. Martin and T. St. Mary are two parishes in Woodbridge district. The churches stand in one churchyard, and are both rubble buildings.[3]

Trimley St. Mary is a small parish lying between Walton (an area of Felixstowe) and Ipswich. There is a variety of local businesses, including window cleaners, beauticians, photographers, metal works, recycling plants, dog groomers, garages,[13] and a care home. The parish also contains Trimley St Mary Primary School, which in 2014 catered for 370 pupils and has been in existence since 1904, maintaining a good reputation.[14]

In July the two parishes of Trimley take part in a two-day annual carnival.

In 2013, the majority of houses that were sold in Trimley St. Mary were detached, averaging at £227,429. The overall average house price for the area came out at £184,795, which was said to have been up on the 2012 average by 10%.[15]

Environmental information from 2005 census data showed that over 75% of the parish was termed "greenspace"; including domestic gardens, this rises to 85%—still below the average for England.[16]

The 2011 census data showed that 3,493 of the 3,665 people living in Trimley St Mary were from the United Kingdom. Of the remaining 172 people, 81 came from Europe, 18 from Africa, 32 from the Middle East and Asia, 31 from the Americas and the Caribbean and the remaining 3 from Oceania and Antarctica. This is a lower number of residents from other countries than the general trend for the UK but is similar to the average for the Suffolk coast.[17] "

Address

Trimley St Mary Church, Felixstowe IP11 0SU

+ St. Mary’s Church

High St

Felixstowe

IP11 9DS

Email

Phone

St Philip’s Community Hub, Wadgate Road, Felixstowe, IP11 2LY.

Phone: +44 1394 547260 (or contact the church office directly at +44 1394 670090 for inquiries).

Website

https://infolink.suffolk.gov.uk/kb5/suffolk/infolink/service.page?id=jcO2PZO70pw

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/2343/benefice/33-309C/

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