[2] It is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as Estuna in the Bosmere hundred of Suffolk, with 2 villagers, 4 smallholders and 11 freemen.

[12][13] In the 1870s, Stonham Aspal was described as: Agriculture, the main industry recorded for the village in 1881, accounted for about 39 per cent of employment.

This sank to 6 per cent by 1961, in line with a general English shift from primary work to the secondary and tertiary sectors.

[15][16] On the graph for 1881 occupational orders, the highest number of males worked in agriculture; the equivalent figure for females is unknown.

[15] The writer, poet and miniature portrait painter Mary Matilda Betham was born in Stonham Aspal in 1776 and raised there.

[18] Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School caters for ages 5–11.

[20] The nearest railway station is at Stowmarket, 2.91 km (1.81 miles) from the village centre.

[25] The Ten Bells re-opened at the end of 2014 as Casa Mexico, a shop specialising in Mexican products.

[27] Within the church there is very little coloured glass apart from medieval fragments in the aisle and two easternmost clerestory windows.

[29] The Suffolk Owl Sanctuary, supported by voluntary donations and admission charges, was founded as a registered charity in 2001.

[32][33] Stonham Barns is a leisure and retail facility with free entry, currently including fishing lakes, crazy golf, a beauty salon, various antique shops, an art studio, clothes shops and restaurants.

It hosts the mid and west-Suffolk show, which consists of arena demonstrations and displays, steam and classic car exhibitors and a range of stalls.