Wantisden Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Wantisden
Static Image Caption:Church of St John the Baptist
Coordinates:52.1106°N 1.4578°W
Population:30
Population Ref:(2001)[1]
Shire District:East Suffolk
Shire County:Suffolk
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Suffolk Coastal
Post Town:Woodbridge
Postcode District:IP12
Postcode Area:IP

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk
  2. http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/ButleyPC/Wantisden/ Welcome to Wantisden
  3. Web site: Welcome to Butley, Capel St Andrew & Wantisden website . www.onesuffolk.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070906221910/http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/ButleyPC/ . 2007-09-06.
  4. Web site: Church of St John the Baptist, Wantisden, Suffolk.
  5. Web site: Suffolk Churches.
  6. [Eilert Ekwall]