[1] In the 1870s, Little Thurlow was described as: a parish, with a village, in Risbridge district, Suffolk; 4½ miles N of Haverhill r. station.

The men worked in a wide variety of jobs from general labour to agriculture, and the local government, as well as many more.

[4] The Soame's property still remains as one was built and finished in 1849 to replace the burnt down one[5] The First and Second World Wars had an effect on the village of Little Thurlow.

Being mainly agricultural, Little Thurlow's job occupation demographics are likely to have stayed fairly similar since the last survey in 1881.

The majority of current day jobs are likely to range from employment on the farms and conservation within the environment as well as bar work, gardening, maintenance workers and mechanics.

[9] Furthermore, nowadays many people in the parish are retired or have been made redundant due to a decreasing job market.

This has led to a large pursuit in leisure activities, with a wide range from gardening and knitting to football, golf and shooting, as well as many more[10] Little Thurlow has no railway station, with the nearest located in Dullingham, approximately 6 miles north of the parish.

In terms of shopping habits, most people venture to the nearby town of Bury St Edmunds, but Haverhill, Cambridge, and Newmarket are also popular destinations.