Sproughton (/ˈsprɔːtən/ SPRAW-tən) is a village in Suffolk, England, just to the west of Ipswich[2] and is in the Babergh administrative district.

It has a church, a primary school, a pub (the Wild Man, which has been closed since 2020), a community shop and various groups.

It is in the Belstead Brook electoral division of Suffolk County Council.

From the Tattingstone workhouse, she wrote verse in 1785 commemorating the death of Metcalfe Russell, a benefactor.

[8] Sproughton Hall, not far from the Chantry, was built by Sir Robert Harland, 1st Baronet.