 capel st. mary â commonly known as capel â is a village in suffolk, england. it is about  southwest of ipswich and  from dedham vale, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty. == history == ===early history=== the village was listed in the domesday book as part of the manor of boynton. boynton hall's location can be seen on this os map from 1946 a 13th century document was the first to mention it by its current name, derived from the latin capele, meaning "chapel". tentative evidence of bronze age habitation has recently been discovered just outside the boundaries of the village,neolithic axe, and a summary of bronze age, iron age and medieval finds and well-documented human settlement in the area dates from the roman period.archaeology data service evidence of a villa was found during construction of council houses on windmill hill at the west end of the village in the 1930s, along with remains of a kiln nearby, and smaller artefacts such as coins and tiles.a large selection of these are on free display in ipswich museum a fortified house was built in nearby little wenham between 1260 and 1290. it is believed to be one of the first examples of fortified houses made from english brick. babergh district council description of the site with some history a railway station was built as part of the hadleigh branch line in 1847. the station was closed to passengers in 1932 but freight services continued until 1965, when the line was closed as a result of the beeching axe. ===20th century=== [[file:open plan capel.jpg|thumb|alt=a typical modern road in capel|a road demonstrating the
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