lower block was sold off for housing and the upper block became a hospital for the mentally handicapped. While they functioned, the Sanatorium and the hospital were the centre of Wiston, as they provided most of the local employment. In 1991 the hospital itself closed under 'Care in the Community'. The original 'arts and crafts' Sanatorium, designed by Smith and Brewer, became a listed building and was converted into eight houses, while the rest was knocked down and replaced by another eight houses. Wiston still has seven working farms, six being old Wiston farms and one an old Nayland holding, while the other small farms and smallholdings have been absorbed into the bigger ones, leaving it is still predominantly agricultural. The mechanisation of farming has, however, cut the need for workers dramatically, so that most of the residents of Wiston now work either at home or elsewhere. Nayland today The parish of Nayland-with-Wissington is in the district of Babergh and the parliamentary constituency of South Suffolk. It has a population of 938 and is situated in the Dedham Vale, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the River Stour, the boundary between Suffolk and Essex. It was bypassed in 1969 by the A134 road which links Colchester, six miles south of Nayland, to Sudbury, to its north. There are 15th-century buildings in the village, Alston Court being one of these (see image) which also contains a 13th-century section. The village church of St James contains a famous painting, Christ Blessing the Bread and Wine, by John Constable. Littlegarth School has been located at Horkesley Park, Nayland, since 1994. Reference works Source Leigh Alston, et al. (2000) A Walk Around Historic Nayland, Nayland with Wissington Conservation Society. Sally Arnold (2003) The Cuddons of Nayland – An Ancient Suffolk Family (out of print, but a pdf version is available on line – link ), Private Publication. Eric Barton (2003) A Village Boy, Braiswick, Felixstow, Suffolk – . Paula Blanchard (1987) The Life of Emily Carr, Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre R B Evans (1990) St James' Church – Nayland, Suffolk, Parochial Church Council – Revised (2004) J D Weston, T Wilson. Mary George (2004) A History of Nayland Schools – Book 1, Nayland Primary School, Bear St. Nayland. Mary George (2004) Nayland Schools at War – Book 2, Nayland Primary School, Bear St. Nayland. Mary George (2004) For King and Country – Book