The village once formed part of Blackbourn Hundred, which appears in the Domesday Book.

[3] Its agricultural past is reflected in the number of listed buildings in the village today that are former barns, stables and cartlodges.

[6] Community facilities include a Greene King pub called "The Norton Dog" and a village shop located in the Total service station on Woolpit Road.

[7] A mobile Post Office is located next to the village hall every weekday afternoon.

[10][11] Norton is served with a bus service to Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket which operates on a daily basis.