Stanton is a village and

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in the

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district of

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in eastern England, about nine miles north-east of

Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as ''Bury,'' is a cathedral as well as market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St. Edmunds an ...

, on the

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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'.

History

It's believed the site of the village has been continuously occupied since Roman times. Stanton dates back to

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times, sited at the junction of

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and the Roman road believed to run between

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(Colchester) and

Bildeston Bildeston is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. Located around north of Hadleigh. In 2005 it had a population of 960, increasing to 1,054 at the 2011 Census. History According to Eilert Ekwall the mean ...

. The site of a Roman Villa known as 'Stanton Chare' is at the junction of the two ancient routes. The Manor of Stanton was held for many years by Abbots of Bury St Edmunds, and subsequently by the

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Lofft family. The present

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was formed from two earlier parishes, Stanton All Saints and Stanton St John. The former St John's Church, on a prominent hill outside the village, was abandoned and services continued at All Saints in the village centre.

Upthorpe Mill

''Upthorpe Mill'' was built in 1751 at a site on the other side of the village to where it is today. It was moved to its present site in 1808 and worked until the

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. Repairs carried out in 1939 returned it to working order and the mill was restored in 1990.

Schools

There is a

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, Stanton

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and a nursery. The primary school predominantly feeds through to either Ixworth free school or Thurston Community College.

Miscellaneous

The eleven member Parish Council meets on the second Thursday of every month in the Terry Bray room of the village hall. The one local

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is 'The Cock Inn' There are two open churches, All Saints (

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), and a

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church. The disused church of St John’s holds occasional services. All Saints and St John’s are part of th
United Benefice of Stanton, Hopton, Market Weston, Barningham & Coney Weston
There are number of businesses in the village; a post office and newsagents, a fish and chips shop, hairdressers and Palmers Bakery. Stanton has a

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team Stanton F.C.. In 2010 the 1st Stanton Brownies moved to

Ixworth Ixworth is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, north-east of Bury St Edmunds on the A143 road to Diss and south-east of Thetford. The parish had a population of 2,365 at the 2011 Census. History Ix ...

and became th
1st Ixworth Brownies
Stanton Woods is a biological

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south of the village.

References

External links

Stanton site

Stanton Pre-School
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