Trimley St Mary

Trimley St. Mary
Trimley St. Mary
Location within Suffolk
Population3,665 (2011)
OS grid referenceTM 281 363
Civil parish
  • Trimley St Mary
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFelixstowe
Postcode districtIP11
Dialling code01394

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. 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. 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.

In the 1870s, Trimley St Mary was described 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.