Battisford is a village and
civil parish in the
Mid Suffolk district of
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
, England. The village is about south of
Stowmarket, and is directly alongside
Wattisham Airfield
Wattisham Airfield is an operational Army Airfield located next to the village of Wattisham in Suffolk, England. It is home to 3 Regiment Army Air Corps and 4 Regiment Army Air Corps. They are part of the Attack Helicopter Force (AHF) within ...
.
The village contains a
Parish Church, a
Free Church
A free church is a Christian denomination that is intrinsically separate from government (as opposed to a state church). A free church does not define government policy, and a free church does not accept church theology or policy definitions from ...
, 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
A community interest company (CIC, colloquially pronounced "kick") is a type of company introduced by the United Kingdom government in 2005 under the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004, designed for social ente ...
(CIC), and is the very first of its kind in Suffolk.
In 1983, Battisford declared its
independence just for one day, from the United Kingdom.
References
Battisford Independence DayBattisford Parish CouncilBattisford and District Garden ClubBattisford Free Church
External links
Villages in Suffolk
Mid Suffolk District
Civil parishes in Suffolk
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