| Wantisden | |
|---|---|
 Church of St John the Baptist | |
  Wantisden Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 30 (2001)[1] |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woodbridge |
| Postcode district | IP12 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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]
- ^ Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council
- ^ Welcome to Wantisden Butley, Capel St Andrew & Wantisden Parish Council
- ^ "Welcome to Butley, Capel St Andrew & Wantisden website". www.onesuffolk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007.
- ^ "Church of St John the Baptist, Wantisden, Suffolk".
- ^ "Suffolk Churches".
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.496