The Sign
The new village sign erected in May 2024 has been moved along the A1120 to just outside Abbey Farm, being removed from outside the church.

The sign depicts two Cistercian Monks outside Sibton Abbey complete with one holding a sheep which they kept and the other Monk probably reading from the bible. The original sign was carved by Harry Carter

The Name and Population
Sibton was known as Sib(b)etuna in 1086. The name means "Sibba's farm or settlement" from Old English. The main parish of Sibton had 182 at the 2011 census, which includes Sibton Green.

Other Points of Interest

The early Cistercian abbey was founded about 1150 and dissolved in 1536. It was a sister house of Warden Abbey in Bedford. The abbey still exists in a ruinous state west of the church of St Peter on the other side of the A1120, Suffolk Tourist Route.

Sibton Abbey Ruins