Great Ashfield

Great Ashfield
All Saints' parish church
Great Ashfield Location within Suffolk
Area	6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population	378 [1]
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL9967
Civil parish	Great Ashfield
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district	IP31
Dialling code	01359
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Waveney Valley
Website	Great Ashfield
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°16′01″N 0°55′59″E / 52.267°N 0.933°E / 52.267; 0.933

Great Ashfield is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, about 9 miles (14 km) east of Bury St Edmunds.

The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village's toponym as Eascefelda. It means "open land where ash-trees grow".^[2]

1⁄2 mile (800 m) west of the village is the overgrown motte of Great Ashfield Castle.