Kesgrave

Kesgrave is a town<ref name="kesgrave_org_uk">Template:Cite 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.

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.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" />

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.<ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite webTemplate: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)

Gallery

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

Notable residents

• 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>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

External links

• Kesgrave Community Portal Template:Webarchive
• Photos of Kesgrave Template:Webarchive