[2] The parish is located around six miles north west of Ipswich, which is the county town of Suffolk.

The church holds many fundraising events, gaining goodwill and financial support from the village, as well as from the wider population.

[2] St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building, made of flint rubble walling with freestone dressings and buttressing.

[7] "The great thing is that when it was moved, every beam, brick and tile was checked and made good.

[12] The occupational graph shows that in 1881, the main source of Flowton's employment was in the agricultural industry.

However, census data collected in 2011 shows how the population of Flowton has diversified in terms of employment.

Around a third of the population were employed in the manual labour industry in 2011, which now includes construction and mechanical work.

Women in 2011 were shown to be employed in a variety of industries, some of which would have traditional been seen as male orientated in 1881, such as in agriculture and construction.

Alongside this a flower festival takes place within the Church, both lasting two days.