Kelmarsh
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Kelmarsh is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England.<ref name=OS141>Template:Cite map</ref><ref name=OSelec>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The population (including Haselbech) of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 208.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The village is on the A508, close to its junction with the A14 about Template:Convert south of Market Harborough and Template:Convert north of Northampton.<ref name=OS141/>
The village's name probably means, 'marsh marked out by poles or posts'. The place-name is identical to Chelmarsh, Shropshire; the initial K- reflects Old Norse influence.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BuildingsEdit
Kelmarsh Hall is its principal building.
Kelmarsh Tunnel is a former railway tunnel at Kelmarsh now open as part of the Brampton Valley Way.
Between 1859 and 1960 the village was served by Kelmarsh railway station about Template:Convert north-east of the village running trains south to Northampton and north to Market Harborough.