Wantisden
Wantisden | |
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![]() Church of St John the Baptist | |
Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 30 (2001)[1] |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Woodbridge |
Postcode district | IP12 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Wantisden is a small village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Largely consisting of a single farm and ancient woodland (Staverton Park and The Thicks), most of its 30 residents live on the farm estate.[2] It shares a parish council with nearby Butley and Capel St. Andrew.[3] It has a church dedicated to St John the Baptist.[4][5]
The place-name 'Wantisden' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Wantesdena and Wantesdana. The name means 'Want's dene or valley'.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council
- ^ Welcome to Wantisden Butley, Capel St Andrew & Wantisden Parish Council
- ^ "Welcome to Butley, Capel St Andrew & Wantisden website". www.onesuffolk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007.
- ^ "Church of St John the Baptist, Wantisden, Suffolk".
- ^ "Suffolk Churches".
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.496
External links
[edit]- http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/Wantisden/
- http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=7848
- http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/suffolk/wantisden