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Brightwell

Settlement in Suffolk East Suffolk

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Brightwell

RAF Martlesham Memorials Each of the three memorials respect a different aspect of RAF Martlesham. The Memorial on the left <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049313" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049313">Link</a> is in Remembrance of the men of the USAAF 356th Fighter Group who lost their lives in the course of their duty. The smaller central memorial <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049318" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049318">Link</a> is to RAF Station Martlesham itself and the contribution it made to the advancement of flight safety in both Military and Civil Aviation. From 1917 when it was the Aircraft Experimental Station of the Royal Flying Corps and continued in service until 1963. Between 1924 and 1939 it expanded its role and was renamed Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment. At the outbreak of World war Two it became a Fighter base for the RAF and USAAF. Post war it resumed its experimental and research which included the Blind Landing Experimental Unit and the Bomb Ballistics Unit. The Memorial on the right <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049332" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049332">Link</a> is in memory of all those who gave their lives in War and Peace while serving at RAF Martlesham Heath. Including members of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, Dominions and Exiled Air Forces and the British Aircraft Industry.
RAF Martlesham Memorials Credit: Adrian S Pye

Brightwell is a small village located in the county of Suffolk, England. Situated about 5 miles north of the market town of Ipswich, it belongs to the East Suffolk district. The village is nestled amidst picturesque countryside, offering a tranquil and idyllic setting.

Brightwell is known for its charming rural character and its strong sense of community. The village is home to a close-knit population of around 500 residents, who take great pride in preserving the area's natural beauty and heritage. The architecture in Brightwell reflects its rich history, with a mix of traditional thatched cottages and more modern houses.

A notable landmark in the village is the St. John the Baptist Church, a Grade I listed building dating back to the 14th century. This historic church is renowned for its stunning architecture and beautiful stained glass windows.

There are limited amenities within the village itself, but nearby Ipswich provides residents with a range of services and facilities, including schools, healthcare centers, and shops. Brightwell benefits from excellent transport links, with easy access to major road networks such as the A12 and A14, connecting the village to other parts of Suffolk and beyond.

The surrounding countryside offers ample opportunities for outdoor pursuits, with numerous walking and cycling routes. The village also hosts regular community events and activities, fostering a strong sense of belonging and cohesion among its residents.

Overall, Brightwell is a peaceful and charming village that offers a quintessential English countryside experience, making it an attractive place to live for those seeking a tranquil and close-knit community.

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RAF Martlesham Memorials Each of the three memorials respect a different aspect of RAF Martlesham. The Memorial on the left <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049313" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049313">Link</a> is in Remembrance of the men of the USAAF 356th Fighter Group who lost their lives in the course of their duty. The smaller central memorial <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049318" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049318">Link</a> is to RAF Station Martlesham itself and the contribution it made to the advancement of flight safety in both Military and Civil Aviation. From 1917 when it was the Aircraft Experimental Station of the Royal Flying Corps and continued in service until 1963. Between 1924 and 1939 it expanded its role and was renamed Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment. At the outbreak of World war Two it became a Fighter base for the RAF and USAAF. Post war it resumed its experimental and research which included the Blind Landing Experimental Unit and the Bomb Ballistics Unit. The Memorial on the right <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049332" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049332">Link</a> is in memory of all those who gave their lives in War and Peace while serving at RAF Martlesham Heath. Including members of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, Dominions and Exiled Air Forces and the British Aircraft Industry.
RAF Martlesham Memorials
Each of the three memorials respect a different aspect of RAF Martlesham. The Memorial on the left Link is in Remembrance of the men of the USAAF 356th Fighter Group who lost their lives in the course of their duty. The smaller central memorial Link is to RAF Station Martlesham itself and the contribution it made to the advancement of flight safety in both Military and Civil Aviation. From 1917 when it was the Aircraft Experimental Station of the Royal Flying Corps and continued in service until 1963. Between 1924 and 1939 it expanded its role and was renamed Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment. At the outbreak of World war Two it became a Fighter base for the RAF and USAAF. Post war it resumed its experimental and research which included the Blind Landing Experimental Unit and the Bomb Ballistics Unit. The Memorial on the right Link is in memory of all those who gave their lives in War and Peace while serving at RAF Martlesham Heath. Including members of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, Dominions and Exiled Air Forces and the British Aircraft Industry.
Memorial to USAAF personnel, RAF Martlesham Heath The left memorial in this group of three <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049301" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049301">Link</a> Erected in Remembrance of the men of the USAAF 356th Fighter Group who lost their lives in the course of their duty. Names should be readable in largest image.
Memorial to USAAF personnel, RAF Martlesham Heath
The left memorial in this group of three Link Erected in Remembrance of the men of the USAAF 356th Fighter Group who lost their lives in the course of their duty. Names should be readable in largest image.
The central of three RAF Martlesham Heath Memorials This memorial is one of three <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049301" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049301">Link</a> and is to RAF Station Martlesham itself and the contribution it made to the advancement of flight safety in both Military and Civil Aviation. From 1917 when it was the Aircraft Experimental Station of the Royal Flying Corps until 1963. Between 1924 and 1939 it expanded its role and was renamed Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment. At the outbreak of World War Two it became a Fighter base for the RAF and USAAF. Post war it resumed its experimental and research which included the Blind Landing Experimental Unit and the Bomb Ballistics Unit until its closure in 1963.
The central of three RAF Martlesham Heath Memorials
This memorial is one of three Link and is to RAF Station Martlesham itself and the contribution it made to the advancement of flight safety in both Military and Civil Aviation. From 1917 when it was the Aircraft Experimental Station of the Royal Flying Corps until 1963. Between 1924 and 1939 it expanded its role and was renamed Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment. At the outbreak of World War Two it became a Fighter base for the RAF and USAAF. Post war it resumed its experimental and research which included the Blind Landing Experimental Unit and the Bomb Ballistics Unit until its closure in 1963.
Memorial to the role of RAF Martlesham Heath 1919-1963 This Memorial is the one on the right of this group <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049301" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5049301">Link</a> it is in memory of all those who gave their lives in War and Peace while serving at RAF Martlesham Heath. Including members of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, Dominions and Exiled Air Forces and the British Aircraft Industry.
Memorial to the role of RAF Martlesham Heath 1919-1963
This Memorial is the one on the right of this group Link it is in memory of all those who gave their lives in War and Peace while serving at RAF Martlesham Heath. Including members of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, Dominions and Exiled Air Forces and the British Aircraft Industry.
Cut Mark Martlesham No. 52 Barrack Square Cut Mark Martlesham No. 52 Barrack Square, SE angle.
Cut Mark Martlesham No. 52 Barrack Square
Cut Mark Martlesham No. 52 Barrack Square, SE angle.
Verge by the A12, Martlesham Heath
Verge by the A12, Martlesham Heath
The A12, Martlesham Heath
The A12, Martlesham Heath
The BT tower, Martlesham Heath Part of the research centre.
The BT tower, Martlesham Heath
Part of the research centre.
The A12, Martlesham Heath You can just see the BT research centre on the right
The A12, Martlesham Heath
You can just see the BT research centre on the right
Roundabout on the A12, Brightwell
Roundabout on the A12, Brightwell
Roundabout on the A12, Brightwell
Roundabout on the A12, Brightwell
Newbourne: on Jackson Road In the 1930s the Land Settlement Association provided cottages and five-acre smallholdings for unemployed workers and their families, especially people from the North East and Wales, in about twenty villages in England, including Newbourne. The smallholdings had glasshouses, some of which were much expanded and still exist. With the arrival of the smallholders and their families the population of the village grew from 80 to nearly 200 in three years. The LSA ceased to exist in 1983 and the land and houses are now privately owned. Many of the houses have been extended and altered. Nikolaus Pevsner described the small houses originally provided in Newbourne: “Each [plot has] a small house of yellow brick, only two windows long, with a high-pitched roof the [gable] of which is weatherboarded.” For more about the Land Settlement Association, see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Settlement_Association" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Settlement_Association">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> .
Newbourne: on Jackson Road
In the 1930s the Land Settlement Association provided cottages and five-acre smallholdings for unemployed workers and their families, especially people from the North East and Wales, in about twenty villages in England, including Newbourne. The smallholdings had glasshouses, some of which were much expanded and still exist. With the arrival of the smallholders and their families the population of the village grew from 80 to nearly 200 in three years. The LSA ceased to exist in 1983 and the land and houses are now privately owned. Many of the houses have been extended and altered. Nikolaus Pevsner described the small houses originally provided in Newbourne: “Each [plot has] a small house of yellow brick, only two windows long, with a high-pitched roof the [gable] of which is weatherboarded.” For more about the Land Settlement Association, see LinkExternal link .
Newbourne: glasshouses on Jackson Road In the 1930s the Land Settlement Association provided cottages and five-acre smallholdings for unemployed workers and their families, especially people from the North East and Wales, in about twenty villages in England, including Newbourne. The smallholdings had glasshouses, some of which were much expanded and still exist. With the arrival of the smallholders and their families the population of the village grew from 80 to nearly 200 in three years. The LSA ceased to exist in 1983 and the land and houses are now privately owned. Many of the houses have been extended and altered. Nikolaus Pevsner described the small houses originally provided in Newbourne: “Each [plot has] a small house of yellow brick, only two windows long, with a high-pitched roof the [gable] of which is weatherboarded.” For more about the Land Settlement Association, see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Settlement_Association" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Settlement_Association">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> .
Newbourne: glasshouses on Jackson Road
In the 1930s the Land Settlement Association provided cottages and five-acre smallholdings for unemployed workers and their families, especially people from the North East and Wales, in about twenty villages in England, including Newbourne. The smallholdings had glasshouses, some of which were much expanded and still exist. With the arrival of the smallholders and their families the population of the village grew from 80 to nearly 200 in three years. The LSA ceased to exist in 1983 and the land and houses are now privately owned. Many of the houses have been extended and altered. Nikolaus Pevsner described the small houses originally provided in Newbourne: “Each [plot has] a small house of yellow brick, only two windows long, with a high-pitched roof the [gable] of which is weatherboarded.” For more about the Land Settlement Association, see LinkExternal link .
Newbourne: east from Lower House Lane A mild and cloudy late-January morning.
Newbourne: east from Lower House Lane
A mild and cloudy late-January morning.
Newbourne: on Lower House Lane A footpath on the western edge of the village, running from Ipswich Road to Jackson Road (ahead).
Newbourne: on Lower House Lane
A footpath on the western edge of the village, running from Ipswich Road to Jackson Road (ahead).
Newbourne: molehills and a solar panel The north end of Lower House Lane. The tower at the BT research centre at Martlesham shows in the distance to the left of the solar panel.
Newbourne: molehills and a solar panel
The north end of Lower House Lane. The tower at the BT research centre at Martlesham shows in the distance to the left of the solar panel.
Newbourne: Ipswich Road The north-western corner of the village on a late-January morning.
Newbourne: Ipswich Road
The north-western corner of the village on a late-January morning.
Newbourne: Last Transmissions This is one of a number of businesses in Newbourne based on former Land Settlement Association plots. For the history of the Land Settlement Association, see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Settlement_Association" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Settlement_Association">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> .
Newbourne: Last Transmissions
This is one of a number of businesses in Newbourne based on former Land Settlement Association plots. For the history of the Land Settlement Association, see LinkExternal link .
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Brightwell is located at Grid Ref: TM2443 (Lat: 52.040226, Lng: 1.279083)

Administrative County: Suffolk

District: East Suffolk

Police Authority: Suffolk

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