Kesgrave
| Kesgrave | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 4 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ E | ||
| OS National Grid | TM220454 | ||
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| Residents | 14,168 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | IPSWICH | ||
| ZIP code section | IP5 | ||
| prefix | 01473 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East of England | ||
| Shire county | Suffolk | ||
| District | East Suffolk | ||
| Website: http://kesgravetowncouncil.org.uk/ | |||
Kesgrave is located in the county of Suffolk in the East Suffolk District and has the title of town . Kesgrave has about 14,200 inhabitants (as of 2011).
geography
Kesgrave is a few kilometers east of Ipswich . There is an important biotope in the Sinks Valley.
history
In the Domesday Book of 1086 the place was mentioned as Gressgrava . Until the 20th century, Kesgrave was an agricultural village. Today it is a suburb of Ipswich.
sons and daughters of the town
- Lawrence Ward (* 1968), former Searjant-at-Arms of the British House of Commons
Attractions
- All Saints' Church in Kesgrave
- Kesgrave Hall, former manor house, former school, now a hotel, with park
Web links
Commons : Kesgrave - collection of images, videos and audio files
