[4] A notable resident of Topcroft is the artist Hannah Giffard, creator of Pablo the Little Red Fox, an animated television series for children.

[5] In the great book Topcroft is recorded by the name Topercroft and Topercropt and was part of the holdings of Eudo FitzSpirwic, Berenger from Saint Edmund's.

The population peaked in the 1851 census at 477 people, falling to a low of 257 in 1931 and staying stable at this level since then.

[6] During World War II RAF Hardwick was built just to the south-west of the parish boundary.

The airfield was operated by Bombardment groups of the US Eighth Air Force during the war and closed in 1945.