Parish Information.
The parish of Stanton is situated on the A143
road roughly midway between Diss and Bury St Edmunds in West
Suffolk. The village has an active Parish Council which meets on
the second Thursday of each month in the village hall.
A population of 2,683 (2001 census) residents is well served with
village shops including:- Post Office with Newspapers, Cards and
more, Bakers Shop, Chip Shop, General Food Store,
Ironmongers/Country Store, Hairdressers, Pubs, Garages, Two Petrol
Stations, Large Garden Centre and Wyken Hall Farmers Markets
and Leaping Hare Restaurant.
Educational needs are catered for with an
excellent Primary School & for the 9 to 13's there is the
modern Blackbourne Middle School, older children are bussed to the
upper school at nearby Thurston. The pre-school children have the
Stanton Parents & under fives group who meet in the Old Primary
School building.
There are three churches, two well used and the third (roofless)
that is used for occasional services.
A health centre and two doctor’s surgeries take
care of most health needs, West Suffolk hospital is 12 miles away
in Bury St Edmunds.
Many Clubs and Groups exist in Stanton, details
of some these groups can be found on this site.
Following the closure of the Suffolk County
Council Library Link at Tripp Batt Country Store residents rely on
the fortnightly visits of the Mobile Library. The Mobile stops are
detailed below and the dates of these visits will be found in the
What’s on page.
Shepherd’s Grove
Park alternate
Tuesdays 10.25 to
10.55.
Field
Court alternate
Wednesdays 11.15 to 12.30
Bury
Road alternate Thursdays
9.20 to 9.30.
War
Memorial alternate
Thursdays 9.35
to 9.55
Hilltop (North
Common) alternate
Thursdays 10.00 to
10.15
The Public Footpath network covers some seven
and a half miles of pleasant walking. There is also a local network
of bridleways known as Stanton Rides; details are available from
Suffolk County Council. We also now have, thanks to the generosity
of local landowners, a few permissive paths which may be walked.
The full Stanton footpath guide is available from the Post
Office, Tripp Batt's Country Store and the Tourist Information
Centre in Bury St Edmunds.
Leisure facilities include a large (14 acre)
recreation ground mainly used for football, a multi-sport play
area, tennis court, concrete skate park, 'pocket park' and a large
children’s play area. The Village Hall and Scout HQ are also
situated on the recreation ground as are the public toilets and the
recycling centre where glass, textiles and newspaper can be placed
in the large bins provided.
The Stanton Steamer is
the village monthly magazine, distributed free to over 1,100
homes in the parish. Incorporated in the magazine is the
'What’s On' in Stanton page, a diary for regular and other
events in the coming month. The Stanton Steamer Group produces
the magazine. The name for the village magazine was chosen
because of the activities of the former village agricultural
engineers and contractors who used and overhauled steam
traction engines amongst many other things.