History of Bacton
Bacton is situated in the heart of rural Mid Suffolk in East Anglia, approximately five miles north of the town of Stowmarket and eight miles from the villages of Eye and Debenham.  According to Bacton Suffolk - The Place and the People by Rose Graham, the village is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Bachetuna and lies in the old 'High Suffolk' region of the county, the soil being described as clay loam.

The Parish Church of St. Mary's stands in the middle of Bacton village, which stretches out along the road to Haughley and the B1113 Finningham to Old Newton Road.

There are a number of listed buildings in the villages, one of the finest being Bacton Manor which was built by George Pretyman some time between 1720 and 1730.  It is now used as a Christian Rest Home for the elderly.