Great Blakenham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Great Blakenham

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

There are a number of fens near to Great Blakenham including Lopham Fen.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Great Blakenham including Lopham Fen.

The area around Great Blakenham's best historic buildings can be found at Ickworth.

There are a number of villages near to Great Blakenham including Elveden.

Places near Great Blakenham feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Elveden Monument.

Great Blakenham History

There are some historic monuments around Great Blakenham:

• Moated site of Old Berghersh House
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner
• Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm
• Chantry (site of)
• Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
• Baylham Roman site
• Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
• Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
• Wolsey's Gate, College Street
• Offton Castle