It is near the towns of Saxmundham and Halesworth, the village of Peasenhall and the hamlet of Sibton Green.

There is a large stately house set in the grounds of Sibton Park which dates back 1827 in the Georgian period,[1] which is now used as a hotel.

The estate consists of 4500 acres,[2] being part of the Wilderness Reserve where there are holiday cottages and a lake.

The Parish is also in close proximity to the River Yox which runs past the White Horse Inn and down through Pouy Street, it then goes on past both the A1120 road and a small, wooded area called Abbey Woods to pass through the grounds of Sibton Park and then on to Yoxford.

The name Sibton derives from Old English, where the word "Sibba" is a personal name and the word "tun" means an enclosure, a farm, village or an estate, essentially meaning "Sibba's farm or settlement".

In the 1870s, Sibton was described as a parish in Blything district, Suffolk; 2½ miles WNW of Yoxford r. station, and 4½ N by W of Saxmundham.

St Peter's Church at Sibton lies above the busy A1120 road and was founded in the reign of William II (c.1100) by Robert de Camodo.

Eleven men from Sibton lost their lives in the First World War; their names are carved into the memorial.