Close to the village lies the former WW II airfield RAF Shepherds Grove, where American forces were based.

The Manor of Stanton was held for many years by Abbots of Bury St Edmunds, and subsequently by the Capell Lofft family name.

The eleven member Parish Council meets on the second Thursday of every month in the Terry Bray room of the village hall.

There are number of businesses in the village; a post office and newsagents, a fish and chips shop, hairdressers and Palmers Bakery.

Stanton Woods is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of the village.