Great Whelnetham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Great Whelnetham

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

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

Places near Great Whelnetham feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Lopham Fen.

Historic Buildings to visit near Great Whelnetham include Ickworth.

Don't miss Elveden's villages if visiting the area around Great Whelnetham.

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

Great Whelnetham History

There are some historic monuments around Great Whelnetham:

• The Chapel of the Charnel
• Pumphouse in centre of village
• Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
• Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds
• Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints
• Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
• Roman building SW of Lake Farm
• Moated site at Doveden Hall
• Bowl barrow in Dixon's Covert
• Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Pound Green
• Moated site immediately south east of New House Farm
• Settlement site W of Hengrave mill
• Market cross
• Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
• Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green
• Babwell Friary (remains of)
• Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworks
• Two moated sites adjoining St Andrew's Church, with associated remains of medieval settlement at Pound Green
• Remains of circular chapel E of church
• Ixworth Roman villa
• St Saviour's Hospital
• East Low Hill tumulus
• Roman settlement S of Ixworth