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Gedgrave
Location within Suffolk
Population30  [1]
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Woodbridge
Postcode district IP12
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52°05′02″N1°30′36″E / 52.084°N 1.510°E / 52.084; 1.510

Gedgrave is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005, its population was 30. [1] Gedgrave once had a church called St Andrews. [2] The village is part of a joint parish council with Orford.

Gedgrave gives its name to the Gedgravian Stage of the Pliocene Epoch in British geological stratigraphy. The Sites of Special Scientific Interest Gedgrave Hall Pit and Richmond Farm Pit are situated close by. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
  2. "St Andrew, Gedgrave". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004178.pdf Archived 4 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine [ bare URL PDF ]