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Kesgrave

Kesgrave is a town in Suffolk, England, half way between Woodbridge and Ipswich.

First called Gressgrava and noted in the Domesday Book, changed its name to Kesgrave in the late 15th C. A very small settlement until the 20th C. Declared a town in January 2000.

Martlesham Aerodrome, a mile from Kesgrave was a significant RAF base during WW II. It closed in 1979. In December 1959 a F-100 SuperSabre flying from the base crashed onto the village.

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