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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 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)
  • 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

See also

References

  1. ^ “Parish population 2011”. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b “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.