Layham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Layham

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

The area close to Layham boasts some of the best fens including Lopham Fen.

Lopham Fen is a great place to visit close to Layham if you like nature reserves.

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

Villages to visit near Layham include Elveden.

Places near Layham feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Elveden Monument.

Layham History

There are some historic monuments around Layham:

• Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm
• Offton Castle
• Chapel Farm moated site
• Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel
• Settlement site NNE of Lawford House
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner
• Dodnash Priory (site of)
• Round barrow W of Lawford Hall
• Lindsey Castle
• Site discovered by aerial photography S of King's Wood
• Henge 70m north east of Cross Cottages
• Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall)
• Moated site at Naughton Hall
• St James' Chapel
• Moated site and associated fishponds at Wetherden Hall
• Bronze Age/Early Iron Age barrows identified by crop marks, Aldham Mill Hill
• Kersey Priory
• Ring ditches SW of Reed Island
• Toppesfield Bridge
• Bridge N of Bridge Farm
• Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house
• Earthwork called Court Knoll
• Great Bricett moated site