Stanton, Suffolk

Stanton
Stanton is located in Suffolk
Stanton
Stanton
Location within Suffolk
Population2,507 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTL967734
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURY ST. EDMUNDS
Postcode districtIP31
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°19′26″N 0°53′06″E / 52.324°N 0.885°E / 52.324; 0.885

Stanton is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, about nine miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds, on the A143 road to Diss. Close to the village lies the former WW II airfield RAF Shepherds Grove, where American forces were based. One of the main landmarks in the village is the fine restored windmill at Upthorpe Farm, to the east of the village. The name " Stanton" means 'a homestead on stony ground'.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2016.