Metfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England, but its name is derived from Medefeld or 'Meadow feld' (see Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names).

St. John the Baptist has a sister parish in Medfield, Massachusetts in the United States, the Church of the Advent.

[3]: 342 The Village has had no public house since 2007, when the only pub, The Duke William, closed.

During early 2014, the Tea Rooms expanded into a Bed and Breakfast along with a shop.

In November 2017, local author Christine Brennan published her book METFIELD Tales From a Suffolk Village 1928–2017.