Ixworth is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Bury St Edmunds on the A143 road to Diss and 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Thetford.

[2][3] The fort is believed to have been built as a response to Boudicca's revolt and appears to have been in use only until the end of the 1st century.

[6] The foundations of a Roman building with hypocaust were discovered in 1834 and are believed to be a villa and bath house complex.

[2] It was mentioned again as Gyxeweor∂e in the S1225 charter of 1040 where Thurketel grants the lands to Bury St Edmunds Abbey.

[15] It was held by Robert Blunt or Blount in 1086, having formed part of the lands controlled by the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds in 1066.

[4][18] Four pairs of houses were built in 1893–94 for Thingoe Rural District Council, encouraged by the Ixworth Labourer's Association.

[22] A variety of local services remain in the village, including shops, a post office and public houses as well as a village hall, doctor's surgery, a retained fire station and police station sharing the same building.

[28] Ixworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School[1], run by the Tilian Partnership,[2] educates children aged 5 to 11 and its maintained nursery school/class offers places to three to five year olds.

Bangrove Wood, around 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).