Martlesham

Martlesham
Martlesham Village Hall
Martlesham is located in Suffolk
Martlesham
Martlesham
Location within Suffolk
Population5,478 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTM250467
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWoodbridge
Postcode districtIP12
Dialling code01394
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°04′24″N 1°16′55″E / 52.07327°N 1.28181°E / 52.07327; 1.28181
Martlesham Village Sign

Martlesham is a village in Suffolk, England about two miles (3 km) south-west of Woodbridge and 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Ipswich. It is often referred to as "old Martlesham" by locals in order to distinguish this old village from the much more recent Martlesham Heath development (1 km) to the south, although both form a single administrative parish. Also at Martlesham Heath is BT's Research and Development Centre, now called Adastral Park.

Martlesham was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Merlesham. The history and meaning of the name are studied in a paper by Briggs.[2] It probably means 'settlement (hām) near the mooring-place (mǣrels)'.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ Briggs, Keith "Martlesham and Newbourne: a note on two obscure Suffolk names", Journal of the English Place-name Society, volume 38, 31–36 (2006)