Battisford

Battisford
Battisford
	St. Mary's church, Battisford
	Battisford Location within Suffolk
Population	482 (2001 census); 458 (2011 census)
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 Suffolk52°08′56″N 1°00′07″E / 52.149°N 1.002°E

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.

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.

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

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