Kesgrave

Kesgrave
All Saints church, Kesgrave
Kesgrave Location within Suffolk
Population	14,168 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	TM220454
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	IPSWICH
Postcode district	IP5
Dialling code	01473
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Website	kesgravetowncouncil.org.uk
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°03′46″N1°14′16″E / 52.0629°N 1.2379°E / 52.0629; 1.2379

Kesgrave is a town ^[2] and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The town is close to both Ipswich and Woodbridge. Kesgrave forms part of the wider Ipswich Built-up area.

History

The name Kesgrave is thought to derive from the Old English cærsegræf or cærsegrǣfe meaning 'cress pit' or 'cress grove'. ^[3]

The area was recorded as Gressgrava in the Domesday Book, by the late 15th century its name had become Kesgrave. Kesgrave remained a small agricultural settlement with just a church, inn and a few farmsteads for over 700 years. In 1921 the population was only 103 housed in 20 dwellings. Since then great changes have taken place.^{[ vague ]}

By 1988 Kesgrave covered an area of more than 800 acres (320 ha; 1.3 sq mi). Kesgrave parish council officially adopted the title of a town in January 2000. ^[2]

Schools

Kesgrave High School is a large 11-18 comprehensive co-educational school with nearly 2000 pupils. A study for Sustrans noted that 61% of the pupils cycled to the school. ^[4] This is largely due to the installation of a large cycle lane through the local housing development and along the main road. The school actively encourages walking or cycling and provides bicycle storage facilities. ^[5]

The five primary schools in the immediate vicinity of Kesgrave are Beacon Hill Primary School, Birchwood Primary School, Cedarwood Primary School the building of which was awarded a Civic Trust Award in 2003, ^[6] Gorseland Primary School and Heath Primary School.

Kesgrave was home to a number of private day and boarding schools based at Kesgrave Hall

• St. Edmund's School (1946–1975)
• Kesgrave Hall School (1976–1993)
• Shawe Manor (1993)
• Ryes School (2004–2007)

Gallery

• 
  Computer commemoration monument
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  Main road in Kesgrave
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  Kesgrave All Saints
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  Kesgrave Social Club
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  Guided busway
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  Kesgrave traffic sign

Notable residents

• Lawrence Ward, former Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons. ^[7]
• Anthony Cornforth (co-creator of Makaton) ^[8]

See also

• Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

References

1. "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
2. "History of Kesgrave". Kesgrave Town Council. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
3. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Suffolk/Kesgrave
4. "Safe Routes To Schools - Case Studies - Kesgrave High School". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
5. "Kesgrave High School - How we did it!". 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2008.^{[ dead link ]}
6. Cedarwood Primary School Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine , Civic Trust Awards, 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-01
7. Lawrence Ward Serjeant at Arms
8. "Makaton sign language co-creator honoured with memorial bench". 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

External links

• Kesgrave Community Portal Archived 16 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
• Photos of Kesgrave Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine