Kesgrave
- East Suffolk
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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 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.[3]
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
- Main road in Kesgrave
- Kesgrave All Saints
- Kesgrave Social Club
- guided busway
- Kesgrave traffic sign
Notable residents
- Lawrence Ward, former Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons.[7]
- Academics have discovered that Geoffrey Chaucer hailed from Kesgrave[8]
- Anthony Cornforth (co-creator of Makaton)[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "History of Kesgrave". Kesgrave Town Council. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "History of Kesgrave". Kesgrave Town Council. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Safe Routes To Schools - Case Studies - Kesgrave High School". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Kesgrave High School - How we did it!". 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Cedarwood Primary School Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Civic Trust Awards, 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-01
- ^ Lawrence Ward Serjeant at Arms
- ^ "Geoffrey Chaucer came from Kesgrave". 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Makaton sign language co-creator honoured with memorial bench". 13 August 2022.
External links
- Kesgrave Community Portal
- Photos of Kesgrave
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- See also:
- Grade I listed buildings in East Suffolk District
- Suffolk Coastal local elections
- Waveney local elections
- 2019 East Suffolk District Council election
- Waveney (UK Parliament constituency)