The church contains an altar tomb in the chancel with effigy brasses, arms, and long eulogistic inscription, for Sir Clement Higham (d. 1571).

Mary Beale, one of the most successful professional female Baroque-era portrait painters of the late 17th century, was born in the village rectory.

The villain's horse lost a shoe, which enabled him to be tracked down and hanged on that spot - even though he didn't actually hit his intended victim.

On 29 May 1980, a low-flying RAF Hawker Hunter T7 (XL597 of 216 Squadron) fighter aircraft crashed, following a loss of power due to a fuel systems fault, into fields south of Little Saxham church.

A RAF air-sea rescue helicopter attempted a landing on Barrow village green, seemingly giving up due to overhead cables.

The farm included (constructed in 1988) a 15-inch narrow-gauge railway loop 350 yards in length - with a single locomotive named 'Chough'.