Great Barton is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Great Barton

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

The area close to Great Barton boasts some of the best fens including Lopham Fen.

The area around Great Barton's best nature reserves can be found at Lopham Fen.

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

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

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Great Barton like Elveden Monument.

Great Barton History

There are some historic monuments around Great Barton:

• Roman villa at Stanton Clair
• Pumphouse in centre of village
• The Chapel of the Charnel
• Bowl barrow known as John Mann's Clump
• Bowl barrow known as Traveller's Hill tumulus
• Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park
• Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
• Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch 850m and 750m north east of Neville House Farm
• Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages
• Ixworth Roman villa
• Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints
• Bowl barrow and moot known as Troston Mount
• Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm
• Roman settlement S of Ixworth
• Roman building SW of Lake Farm
• St Saviour's Hospital
• Remains of circular chapel E of church
• Babwell Friary (remains of)
• Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds
• Settlement site W of Hengrave mill
• Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
• Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation
• East Low Hill tumulus
• Bowl barrow known as Hill of Health, Brockley Corner
• Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
• Bowl barrow in Dixon's Covert
• Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath, one known as Black Hill