The Sign
The village pump looms large and represents Pump Cottage which can be seen opposite the Bardwell Road junction. The pump may no longer exist. The church of St Peter can be seen in the background. The Canada Geese probably frequent the River Blackbourne, the bridge which spans the river is situated in Bardwell Road and is represented on the right beneath a weeping willow tree. The sign was made by The Village Sign People, Harry Stebbing and Brian Gaze.

The Name and Population
The population was 152 at the 2011 census. Called Fakenham in 1060 and Fachenham in 1086 and Fakenham Magna by 1254. The name means "The homestead or village of a man called Facca", from Old English. Magna means Great as opposed to Parva meaning little. Fakenham Magna is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, it is located on the A1088 road approximately eight miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds and four miles south-east of Thetford.

 

 

 

Other Points of Interest
RAF Honington is present in the parish.

The parish became known as Little Fakenham during World War II to prevent confusion with Fakenham in Norfolk.