| Martlesham | |
|---|---|
 Martlesham Village Hall | |
  Martlesham Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 5,478 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TM250467 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woodbridge |
| Postcode district | IP12 |
| Dialling code | 01394 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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)'.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Briggs, Keith "Martlesham and Newbourne: a note on two obscure Suffolk names", Journal of the English Place-name Society, volume 38, 31–36 (2006)