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 is located in Suffolk
Battisford
Battisford
Location within Suffolk
Population482 [1] (2001 census)
458 (2011 census)[2]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStowmarket
Postcode districtIP14
Map
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°08′56″N 1°00′07″E / 52.149°N 1.002°E / 52.149; 1.002

History

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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

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  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.
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