Assington is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Assington

There are great places to visit near Assington including some great fens, nature reserves, historic buildings, villages and historic monuments.

The area around Assington's best fens can be found at Lopham Fen.

Lopham Fen is a great place to visit close to Assington if you like nature reserves.

Don't miss Ickworth's historic buildings if visiting the area around Assington.

Elveden is one of Assington's best, nearby villages to visit in Assington.

The area close to Assington boasts some of the best historic monuments including Elveden Monument.

Assington History

There are some historic monuments around Assington:

• St James' Chapel
• Castle Mound: a motte 40m north of St John's Church
• The Conduit, Melford Green
• Roman villa NE of Rodbridge House
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Roman villa south of Alphamstone church
• Wood Hall moated site
• Cast iron road bridge SE of Bridge Farm
• Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworks
• Lindsey Castle
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Mound of Milden Castle
• Kersey Priory
• Circular cropmark at Ferriers Farm, 190m south-west of Hill Farm
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 230m north east of St Peter's Church
• Wissington ring ditch cluster
• Earthwork called Court Knoll
• Monument in Colne Park
• St Bartholomew's Chapel
• Bridge N of Bridge Farm
• Pitches Mount