Martlesham is a village in Suffolk, England about two miles South-West of Woodbridge and 6 miles 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 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 Domesday Book as Merlesham. The history and meaning of the name are studied in a paper by Briggs. It probably means `settlement near the mooring-place '.
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