Framingham Earl's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the village or homestead of Fram's people.

In 1086, the villages were divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I, Bishop Odo of Bayeux, Roger Bigod and Godric the Steward.

[4] Framingham Pigot falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented by Ben Goldsborough, a member of the Labour Party, after winning the seat in the 2024 general election.

St Andrew's was built on the site of a previous round-tower church under the leadership of Robert Kerr, and paid for by George Christie.

There are various examples of stained-glass installed by the workshops of Hardman & Co., Franz Mayer of Munich, Archibald Keightley Nicholson and Clayton and Bell.