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.

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

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

There are a number of historic buildings near to Great Whelnetham including Ickworth.

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

Elveden Monument is a great place to visit close to Great Whelnetham if you like historic monuments.

Great Whelnetham History

There are some historic monuments around Great Whelnetham:

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