The Sign
Kirton sign is of wrought iron and clever wire-work. Each side of the name are horseshoes recalling the importance of the local smithy as well as the heavy horse. Within the wire-work is the tower of St Mary and St Martin’s church, beyond the ploughed field, with trees and grasses, with sugar beet, a much grown crop, in the foreground. The design being by Mrs.J.N.Metcalfe and made at the village forge by E.Jacobs & Sons. It stands on a large triangular green at the junction of Falkenham Road and Trimley Road.

The Name and Population
Called Kirketuna in 1086 and Kirketon in 1285. The name means "The manor or village with a church", probably from Old Norse. It had a population of 1,146 at the 2011 census. The population has tripled in the last 200 years.

Other Points of Interest
In the late 19th century, Kirton was a centre for coprolite winning. Coprolites were dug out of shallow pits and conveyed by light-weight tramways before shipping to nearby Ipswich where they were processed by Mr Edward Packard into super-phosphate fertilizer.