Brantham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Brantham

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

Places near Brantham feature a number of interesting fens including Lopham Fen.

Nature Reserves to visit near Brantham include Lopham Fen.

Brantham is near some unmissable historic buildings like Ickworth,

The area close to Brantham boasts some of the best villages including Elveden.

Elveden Monument is one of Brantham's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Brantham.

Brantham History

There are some historic monuments around Brantham:

• Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner
• Round barrow W of Lawford Hall
• Dodnash Priory (site of)
• Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall)
• Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm
• Site of Old St Mary's Church
• Settlement site NNE of Lawford House
• World War II bombing decoy WRI Spinnels Farm
• Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
• Wolsey's Gate, College Street
• Site discovered by aerial photography S of King's Wood
• Ring ditches SW of Reed Island
• Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
• Crop mark site S of Ardleigh
• Mistley Towers