Welcome to Tatingstone
Tattingstone is a village in Suffolk on the Shotley peninsular about 5 miles south of Ipswich.
Perhaps the most well-known feature of the village is Alton Water (or Alton Reservoir). In the 1970s the village was split into two halves when the valley was flooded to make a 400-acre (1.6 km2) reservoir. Alton Mill which once stood in the way of the development was dismantled and re-erected at the Museum of East Anglia, in Stowmarket. The reservoir is managed by Anglian Water and is now very popular for watersports of all kinds and has a thriving sailing centre. It is also a haven for wildlife and is used by cyclists, walkers and fishermen.
Tattingstone Place is located in the village and the folly known as the Tattingstone Wonder - It has become a famous Suffolk landmark. Built in 1790, it was originally two cottages. The local squire, did not like his view of the cottages from Tattingstone Place, so he decided to add a third cottage and finished them to look like a church by adding a fake tower and flint façade.
On a more sinister note, the Tattingstone Suitcase Murders have been written into local folklore. In 1967 the remains of murder victim Bernard Oliver were found in suitcases in a field in Tattingstone on 16 January 1967, 10 days after his family reported him missing. Nobody was ever charged, though two now deceased doctors were considered prime suspects.
There are two pubs in Tattingstone - The Wheatsheaf and The White Horse and a C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School.
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