Hawstead is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Hawstead

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

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

The area close to Hawstead boasts some of the best nature reserves including Lopham Fen.

Hawstead is near some unmissable historic buildings like Ickworth,

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

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

Hawstead History

There are some historic monuments around Hawstead:

• Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
• Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints
• Remains of circular chapel E of church
• St Saviour's Hospital
• Bowl barrow in Dixon's Covert
• Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green
• Market cross
• Moated site immediately south east of New House Farm
• East Low Hill tumulus
• Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
• Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Pound Green
• Moated site at Doveden Hall
• Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East
• Pumphouse in centre of village
• Site of Little Saxham Hall
• Babwell Friary (remains of)
• Settlement site W of Hengrave mill
• 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
• Roman building SW of Lake Farm
• The Chapel of the Charnel
• Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworks
• Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds