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]