It is believed to be by a local stonemason from Occold, called Hawes, who also worked at the churches in Bildeston, Debenham and Otley.

The oldest memorial, likely of John Mannock of Giffords Hall in Shimpling who died in 1476, was found during a restoration in 2005.

[5] Higham Hall is a Grade II listed building situated next to St Mary's Church.

[6] The garden has a notable giant redwood tree/[7] Early in 1929 the artist Cedric Morris and his partner rented Pound Farm in the village, which he subsequently inherited.

Many artistic friends visited, including Frances Hodgkins, Barbara Hepworth and John Skeaping and Pound became known for the gardens he developed and the parties he gave.