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.

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

Nature Reserves to visit near Hawstead include Lopham Fen.

Ickworth is one of Hawstead's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Hawstead.

There are a number of villages near to Hawstead including Elveden.

The area close to Hawstead boasts some of the best historic monuments including Elveden Monument.

Hawstead History

There are some historic monuments around Hawstead:

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