Wingfield, Suffolk

Wingfield is a village in the English county of Suffolk. It is found 7 miles (11 km) east of Diss, signposted off B1118, near Eye. The origin of the name Wingfield is unknown. It’s likely it originated from Anglo-Saxon as the Old English word winga, meant a turn, corner or bend in the land and feld meant field. However other theories have been put forward including the name coming from the Wuffingas dynasty who were the ruling family in Norfolk and Suffolk in the 6th to 8th centuries. Wighefelda (field of Wigha's people) was also listed in the Domesday Book as within the Bishop's Hundred, later renamed the Hoxne Hundred.

The village has scattered buildings and includes several old houses such as the Grade II listed 16th-century former farmhouse "Old Hall" and the 14th-century Grade II listed "White House."

The most prominent family in the area was the Wingfield family, who took their surname after the village.

The village has a pub, The De La Pole Arms, across the road from the church.