[3] Sapiston is bordered to the south-west by Honington, to the north-west by Fakenham Magna, to the north by Euston, to the east by Bardwell, and to the south by Ixworth Thorpe.

The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient stone structure, with a thatched roof and a square embattled tower.

During the 14th century the entire village moved a few hundred yards north, possibly to escape from the Black Death.

The first Duke of Grafton, previously Earl of Euston, was Henry Fitzroy, the son of King Charles II.

Village Life & Folk Remembered,[6] a book by Syd Thurlow, was written detailing many local stories about Honington & Sapiston.

This sleepy part of Suffolk proved to be an ideal filming location for the 1970s British TV show Dad's Army.

In common with much of the surrounding area, Sapiston and Honington were used for part of the series, in particular the episode "Dads Army Things that go Bump in the Night".