Kettleburgh
The Sign
The sign was made by Hector and Mary Moore of the Brandeston Forge to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977 as shown below the sign, on the post, also including the crown. The man on the sign is believed to be Ketil, a Viking settler who founded the village, shown here starting to build some houses and plough the fields and probably surveying the land to see where he can make his development.
The Name and Population
There are several names contained in the Domesday book including the following:
Cetelbirig / Chetel- / Ketelbiria / Chettlebiriga / Ketdesbirig / Ketlebere / Kettleberga. The name probably means either "The hill by a kettle-shaped valley" or "Of a man called Ketil". The population was 231 in the 2011 census.
Other Points of Interest
In the 14th century church of St Andrew are ten shields containing heraldic arms, fixed to the roofbeam ends, which were donated to the church in 1999 in memory of Hector’s parents. They represent the religious and secular history of the village from the Conquest onwards.