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.

Lopham Fen is one of Hawstead's best, nearby fens to visit in Hawstead.

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

Don't miss Ickworth's historic buildings if visiting the area around Hawstead.

Places near Hawstead feature a number of interesting villages including Elveden.

Elveden Monument is one of Hawstead's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Hawstead.

Hawstead History

There are some historic monuments around Hawstead:

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