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.

Great Whelnetham is near some unmissable fens like Lopham Fen,

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

Ickworth is a great place to visit close to Great Whelnetham if you like historic buildings.

There are a several good villages in the area around Great Whelnetham like Elveden.

Don't miss Elveden Monument's historic monuments if visiting the area around Great Whelnetham.

Great Whelnetham History

There are some historic monuments around Great Whelnetham:

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