Rendlesham

Introduction

Rendlesham was recorded in Domesday variously as "Rendlesham", "Renslesham", "Remlesham", "Renlesham" and "Remlesham.

There is a social club which is licensed.

The story behind our Rendlesham Village Sign.
Raedwald was a 7th century Anglo-Saxon bretwalda (OE Britain ruler). He was a member of the Wuffinga dynasty whose family home was described by the historian, Bede, as a
'Kingly town that is named Rendlesham'.
The large, medieval church of St Gregory's may have been built on the site of the Anglo-Saxon royal church.
The American USAF called their base in Rendlesham, Bentwaters (1951-1993).
The 1944 Grace Spitfire is maintained at Bentwaters and regularly flies over Rendlesham.
The UFO incident in Rendlesham Forest took place in 1980.
Research by Carole Brason, fascinated by our history... June 2012.plaque on the sign's plinth

An Anglian cemetery was found before 1837 at Hoo Hill. It has been postulated that Rendlesham may have been the seat of the East Anglian Royal House, possibly associated with the burial site at Sutton Hoo, but its precise location (and veracity) is unknown.…

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Acknowledgements

Some historical information from English Heritage's National Monuments Record.