Battisford

{{Short description|Village in Suffolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Battisford

| country= England

| region= East of England

| os_grid_reference=

| coordinates = {{coord|52.149|1.002|display=inline,title}}

| post_town= Stowmarket

| postcode_area= IP

| postcode_district= IP14

| dial_code=

| shire_county= Suffolk

| shire_district= Mid Suffolk

| hide_services= Yes

| population = 482

| population_ref = {{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=799692&c=Battisford&d=16&e=13&g=488281&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1225367275281&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781|title=United Kingdom Census 2001 Neighbourhood Statistics Parish Profile (People)|accessdate=30 October 2008|archive-date=26 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526020029/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=799692&c=Battisford&d=16&e=13&g=488281&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1225367275281&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781|url-status=dead}} (2001 census)
458 (2011 census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120479&c=Battisford&d=16&e=62&g=6466466&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1471367934625&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=16 August 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

|static_image_name = Battisford - Church of St Mary.jpg

|static_image_caption= St. Mary's church, Battisford

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Battisford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is about {{convert|4|mi|0}} 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."House of Knights Hospitaller: Preceptory of Battisford", in A History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2, ed. William Page London (1975)

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.{{cite book |last1=Barker |first1=Horace R. |title=East Suffolk Illustrated |date=1909 |publisher=Frederick George Pawsey |location=Bury St Edmunds}}{{rp|26}}

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

References

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120328055053/http://www.localuksearch.com/124-3-1116/videos/RB_YuUtKc5k/battisford_independence_day.html Battisford Independence Day]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20111022004232/http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BattisfordPC Battisford Parish Council]
  • [http://www.battisfordgardeningclub.org.uk/ Battisford and District Garden Club]
  • [https://www.battisfordfreechurch.com/ Battisford Free Church]