Battisford

Battisford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is about 4 miles (6 km) south of Stowmarket, and is directly alongside Wattisham Airfield.

Battisford
St. Mary's church, Battisford
Battisford Location within Suffolk
Population	482 [1] (2001 census) 458 (2011 census)[2]
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stowmarket
Postcode district	IP14
List of places UK England Suffolk 52.149°N 1.002°E / 52.149; 1.002

History

Historically it was located in Bosmere and Claydon Hundred. The Knights of St. John had a preceptory for Suffolk at Battisford. In the 12th century Henry II granted the Battisford Preceptory land in East Bergholt.^[3]

The village contains a Parish Church, a Free Church, a Community Centre - which holds the pre-school playgroup - and a village green, containing a play area. The main road which runs through Battisford is Straight Road, being very straight and over a mile long. The village pub, The Punch Bowl, is a registered Community Interest Company (CIC), and is the very first of its kind in Suffolk.

In 1901 the population was 390, and the parish covered 1 542 acres.^[4]: 26

In 1983, Battisford declared its independence just for one day, from the United Kingdom.

References

1. "United Kingdom Census 2001 Neighbourhood Statistics Parish Profile (People)". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
3. "House of Knights Hospitaller: Preceptory of Battisford", in A History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2, ed. William Page London (1975)
4. Barker, Horace R. (1909). East Suffolk Illustrated. Bury St Edmunds: Frederick George Pawsey.

• Battisford Independence Day
• Battisford Parish Council
• Battisford and District Garden Club
• Battisford Free Church

External links

Media related to Battisford at Wikimedia Commons