The Sign
The original village sign was erected in 1976 and made by Herbert Griffiths. Underneath the name is the small church of All Saints with its distinctive red brick porch and small wooden belcote replacing the tower. Below this on the left  is a representation of agriculture in the area in the form of farming implements. To the right is a bull with two rings through its nose. The three oak leaves could represent Oak Grove, close to the village.

The more recent village sign was erected in 2013 and made by The Village Sign People. The sign has a similar theme, with the church at the top and the countryside and agriculture are represented below with a tractor in the centre with a cock pheasant on the left and a grey partridge on the right with oxlip or cowslip flowers scattered on both sides; a very rural lifestyle.

Both signs were and are located in the same place in the village centre on the busy A1088 road.

The Name and Population
The estimated population in 2005 was only 60 persons, after this the population is included with Ixworth. Known as Torp in the Domesday Book. Ixworth Thorpe means "A secondary settlement to Gicsa's enclosure", Gicsa from Old English and Thorpe from Old Norse.

Other Points of Interest
(Wikipedia)The Church of All Saints was the parish church and is now a chapel of ease. The building has 11th century doorways, a thatched roof and lies to the south of the village alongside the A1088. It is a Grade I listed building and contains "nationally important" carved wooden bench ends dating from the 15th century and a brick built Tudor porch as well as two early medieval coffin lids set into the floor near the south door.

Ixworth Thorpe All Saints