West Tofts is a deserted medieval village in the civil parish of Lynford, within the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is within the Stanford Training Area, an army training area. In 1931 the parish had a population of 332. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Lynford.

The Stanford Training Area (STANTA), originally known as the Stanford Battle Area, and now more commonly referred to simply as STANTA, is a British Army training area in the English county of Norfolk. The area is approximately 30,000 acres (120 km2) in size; it is some 7 miles (11 km) north of the town of Thetford and 25 miles (40 km) south-west of the city of Norwich.