Kesgrave
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Kesgrave is a town<ref name="kesgrave_org_uk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.
HistoryEdit
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.Template:Vague
By 1988 Kesgrave covered an area of more than Template:Convert. Kesgrave parish council officially adopted the title of a town in January 2000.<ref name="kesgrave_org_uk" />
SchoolsEdit
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
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,<ref>Cedarwood Primary School Template:Webarchive, Civic Trust Awards, 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-01</ref> 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)
GalleryEdit
- Computer Commemoration - geograph.org.uk - 1446830.jpg
Computer commemoration monument
- A1214 Main Road in Kesgrave - geograph.org.uk - 2544629.jpg
Main road in Kesgrave
- Kesgrave All Saints - geograph.org.uk - 2102318.jpg
Kesgrave All Saints
- Kesgrave Social Club - geograph.org.uk - 1141231.jpg
Kesgrave Social Club
- Kesgrave guided busway.JPG
Guided busway
- Double Signs - geograph.org.uk - 1155564.jpg
Kesgrave traffic sign
Notable residentsEdit
- Lawrence Ward, former Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons.<ref>Lawrence Ward Serjeant at Arms</ref>
- Anthony Cornforth (co-creator of Makaton)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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See alsoEdit
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