St Edmunds to the City of Norwich and the town of Great Yarmouth passes through the centre of the village but the new road, the A143, uses a by-pass to the East.

The tithes of the two parishes, Inferior and Superior, have been commuted for a rent-charge of £1,040; and the glebe contains 24 acres.

The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice with a circular tower, the upper part of which is octagonal.

[8] St. Mary's Rickinghall Inferior is one of the few dozen extant round-tower churches in Suffolk.

According to the 1870–72 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, the church is "early decorated English" in style.

[11] The Church is home to panels of Flemish glass, most likely from the 18th century, which depict the disciples at the Last Supper.

[4] As part of the millennium the church was given a new stained glass window, an image of Christ the Saviour of the World.

[12]Inside the church, there is a plaque commemorating excavator and archaeologist Basil Brown, who lived in nearby Rickinghall and who is best known for his discoveries at Sutton Hoo.

The 1831 national census recorded 60 occupied dwellings in the civil parish of Rickinghall Inferior.

The 2001 national census records show that the number of people born in England and that live in Rickinghall Inferior as 356 or 92% of the population.

[21] In the 2011 national census the recorded number of people born in England and that live in Rickinghall Inferior as 423 or 94.2% of the population.

[27] Domestic service or offices was the second most popular occupation with 23 people working in this industry.

[30] The 2011 census also recorded that the most popular method of travelling to work was driving in a car or van.

[31] For those who are not economically active; 15 are full-time students; 76 are retired; 8 look after home or family; 6 are long-time sick or disabled and 12 are unemployed.