Wattisfield Parish Code: E04009269

Area Summary Wattisfield is a village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk that sits on the A143 between Diss and Bury St Edmunds. The main road passes through the north of the parish with the main village and the majority of its housing lying to the south. The area is well known for its pottery which has been made in the area since the Bronze Age and is still made and sold there today. Local residents benefit from a number of community assets. As you enter the village from the A143 you will find Wattisfield Community Centre which sits alongside a recreational field and play park. Wattisfield hosts two churches in St Margaret’s Church and a United Reform Church to the south. The parish no longer has a local pub or post office but they can be accessed in the neighbouring settlements of Hepworth and Rickinghall.

Total 496 Population

District Mid Suffolk

Wattisfield Community Centre

Nearest Diss Town

Nearest A143 ‘A’ Road Wattisfield United Reform Church Featured Assets

Wattisfield Wattisfield United Wattisfield Community Centre Reform Church Recreational Ground Community Building Religion Sports & Recreation

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Wattisfield Parish Code: E04009269

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Wattisfield Parish Code: E04009269 Parish Asset List

Asset Type Asset Name Address Postcode Pottery Hill, Hobbies & interest Henry Watson's Potteries Wattisfield IP22 1NH Wattisfield Community Centre and The Street, Community Facility Recreation Ground Wattisfield IP22 1NR Chapel Road, Religion Wattisfield United Reformed Church (URC) Wattisfield IP22 1NX The Street, Religion St Margaret's Church, Wattisfield Wattisfield IP22 1NW

Nature The Grundle (Stream) Wattisfield IP22 1PA Chapel Road, Sports & Recreation Wattisfield Motocross Track Wattisfield IP22 1NW

Updated 25/10/2016

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