Wantisden
Sign in to saveWantisden 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. It shares a parish council with nearby Butley and Capel St. Andrew. It has a church dedicated to St John the Baptist.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wantisden
- UK place.static_image
- 200px|Church of St John the Baptist
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St John the Baptist
- UK place.population
- 30
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001)
- UK place.shire_district
- East Suffolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Suffolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Suffolk Coastal
- UK place.post_town
- Woodbridge
- UK place.postcode_district
- IP12
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Suffolk
- Population
- +27
- Image
- Wantisden sign - geograph.org.uk - 2668783.jpg
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- Paul László
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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. It shares a parish council with nearby Butley and Capel St. Andrew. It has a church dedicated to St John the Baptist.
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'.