Editing Kesgrave

{{short description|Town in Suffolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place 
|country =                 England
|official_name=            Kesgrave
|coordinates = {{coord|52.0629|1.2379|display=inline,title}}
| population = 14,168
| population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125135&c=IP5+2PE&d=16&e=62&g=6467069&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1442251085856&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095209/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125135&c=IP5+2PE&d=16&e=62&g=6467069&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1442251085856&enc=1|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|shire_district=           [[East Suffolk (district)|East Suffolk]]
|region=                   East of England
|shire_county =            [[Suffolk]]
|constituency_westminster= [[Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Suffolk and North Ipswich]]
|website= {{url|http://kesgravetowncouncil.org.uk/}}
|post_town=        [[Ipswich|IPSWICH]]
|postcode_district= IP5
|postcode_area = IP
|dial_code=      01473
|os_grid_reference=     TM220454
| static_image_name= All Saints, Kesgrave - geograph.org.uk - 1185969.jpg     
| static_image_caption= All Saints church, Kesgrave
}}

'''Kesgrave''' is a town<ref name="kesgrave_org_uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.kesgrave.org.uk/towncouncil/reference.html |title=History of Kesgrave |publisher=Kesgrave Town Council |access-date=2008-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105235353/http://www.kesgrave.org.uk/towncouncil/reference.html |archive-date=5 January 2009 }}</ref> and [[civil parish]] in the [[East Suffolk District|East Suffolk]] district of [[Suffolk]], England. The town is close to both [[Ipswich]] and [[Woodbridge, Suffolk|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|date=December 2022}}

By 1988 Kesgrave covered an area of more than {{convert|800|acre|ha sqmi}}. 
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 school|comprehensive]] [[co-educational]] school with nearly 2000 pupils. A study for [[Sustrans]] noted that 61% of the pupils cycled to the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saferoutestoschools.org.uk/index.php?p=CS1 |title=Safe Routes To Schools - Case Studies - Kesgrave High School |access-date=2008-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001007/http://www.saferoutestoschools.org.uk/index.php?p=CS1 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</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>{{cite web|url=http://www.saferoutestoschools.org.uk/index.php?p=n44 |title=Kesgrave High School - How we did it! |year=2005 |access-date=2008-03-01 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</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 Awards|Civic Trust]] Award in 2003,<ref>[http://www.civictrustawards.org.uk/winners/2003/CTA001219/ Cedarwood Primary School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007214641/http://www.civictrustawards.org.uk/winners/2003/CTA001219/ |date=2011-10-07 }}, Civic Trust Awards, 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-01</ref> Gorseland Primary School and Heath Primary School.

Kesgrave was home to a number of [[Private school|private]] day and [[boarding school]]s based at [[Kesgrave Hall]]

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

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Computer Commemoration - geograph.org.uk - 1446830.jpg| Computer commemoration monument
File:A1214 Main Road in Kesgrave - geograph.org.uk - 2544629.jpg|Main road in Kesgrave
File:Kesgrave All Saints - geograph.org.uk - 2102318.jpg|Kesgrave All Saints
File:Kesgrave Social Club - geograph.org.uk - 1141231.jpg|Kesgrave Social Club
File:Kesgrave guided busway.JPG|Guided busway
File:Double Signs - geograph.org.uk - 1155564.jpg|Kesgrave traffic sign 
</gallery>

==Notable residents==
*[[Lawrence Ward (Serjeant at Arms)|Lawrence Ward]], former [[Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons]].<ref>[[Lawrence Ward (Serjeant at Arms)|Lawrence Ward]] Serjeant at Arms</ref>
*Anthony Cornforth (co-creator of [[Makaton]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Makaton sign language co-creator honoured with memorial bench |date=13 August 2022 |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/obituaries/20662629.makaton-sign-language-co-creator-honoured-memorial-bench/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411172811/https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/obituaries/20662629.makaton-sign-language-co-creator-honoured-memorial-bench/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Sinks Valley, Kesgrave]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kesgrave.org.uk Kesgrave Community Portal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716001908/http://www.kesgrave.org.uk/ |date=16 July 2006 }}
*[http://suffolk.activeboard.com/t15735641/kesgrave/ Photos of Kesgrave] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312220951/http://suffolk.activeboard.com/t15735641/kesgrave/ |date=12 March 2012 }}

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[[Category:Towns in Suffolk]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk]]
[[Category:Ipswich Districts]]