About Sibton
Sibton is a village and civil parish on the A1120 road, in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. It is near the towns of Saxmundham and Halesworth, the village of Peasenhall and the hamlet of Sibton Green. The church is dedicated to St Peter; there is also an abbey, Sibton Abbey. There is a large stately house set in the grounds of Sibton Park which dates back 1827 in the Georgian period, which is now used as a hotel. The estate consists of 4500 acres, 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. HistoryThe 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". Sibton was recorded in the Domesday book of 1086 with a population of just 51 people. In the 1870s, Sibton was described asOccupationsThe graph shows the occupations of the citizens of Sibton in 1881 and the main occupation was in agricultural work, with 96 men and 3 women working in this sector. The second highest sector was in domestic service or offices. Census information from 1831 states that nearly 3 /4 (91 people) of Sibton's population was a labourer or a servant and 21 people were employers or professionals. This is similar to the 1881 occupation statistics as we can see that 99 people work in agriculture which is a similar figure for how many labourers there were in 1831 suggesting there was little change in these years. However, in 2011 the occupation statistics of the parish were very different, with just 7 people working in agriculture. The highest sector of employment for Sibton in 2011 was people working in accommodation or food industry with 15 people working in this industry.
Sibton Description
Sibton is a village and civil parish on the A1120 road, in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. It is near the towns of Saxmundham and Halesworth, the village of Peasenhall and the hamlet of Sibton Green. The church is dedicated to St Peter; there is also an abbey, Sibton Abbey. There is a large stately house set in the grounds of Sibton Park which dates back 1827 in the Georgian period, which is now used as a hotel. The estate consists of 4500 acres, 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. HistoryThe 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". Sibton was recorded in the Domesday book of 1086 with a population of just 51 people. In the 1870s, Sibton was described asOccupationsThe graph shows the occupations of the citizens of Sibton in 1881 and the main occupation was in agricultural work, with 96 men and 3 women working in this sector. The second highest sector was in domestic service or offices. Census information from 1831 states that nearly 3 /4 (91 people) of Sibton's population was a labourer or a servant and 21 people were employers or professionals. This is similar to the 1881 occupation statistics as we can see that 99 people work in agriculture which is a similar figure for how many labourers there were in 1831 suggesting there was little change in these years. However, in 2011 the occupation statistics of the parish were very different, with just 7 people working in agriculture. The highest sector of employment for Sibton in 2011 was people working in accommodation or food industry with 15 people working in this industry.