Melton is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Melton

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

Melton is near some unmissable fens like Lopham Fen,

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

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

Elveden is a great place to visit close to Melton if you like villages.

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

Melton History

There are some historic monuments around Melton:

• Boot Street Bridge
• Prehistoric settlement and group of barrows (including site of ship burial) at Sutton Hoo
• Moated site at Folly Farm
• Settlement site around St Botolph's Church
• Bowl barrow 820m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Settlement sites 330yds (300m) NW of Walnut Tree Farm
• Moated site 135m north of St Andrew's Church
• Bowl barrow and pill box 450m north west of Sheep Drift Farm
• Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation.
• Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall
• Bowl barrow 900m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Letheringham Priory and remains of 17th century walled garden
• Bowl barrow in Birch Grove, Martlesham Heath
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of a boundary bank in Rendlesham Forest, 1400m west of Valley Farm
• Bowl barrow 180m ENE of Sheep Drift Farm
• Five bowl barrows 490m and 500m north west of Bussock Barn
• Bowl barrow 750m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Bowl barrow 1200m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Bowl barrow in Cottage Wood, 800m north-east of Rendlesham Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 850m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 980m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings
• Two bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 460m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows in Hobbin's Belt, 820m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 680m north of Dobbs Corner
• Moated site at Bentries Farm
• Settlement site E of the Cedars
• Moat Farm moated site
• Bowl barrow 155m east of Sheep Drift Farm
• Campsey Priory (site of)
• Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath
• Two bowl barrows in Rendlesham Forest, 285m north west of Manor Cottage
• Moated site at The Old Rectory
• Moated site at Letheringham Hall
• Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 870m south of Lux Farm
• Moated site at Letheringham Lodge
• Bowl barrow 580m north of Dobbs Corner
• Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath.
• Moated site 1/2 mile (800m) SW of Moat Farm
• Bowl barrow 250m south-west of Tangham Cottages in Tangham Forest
• Bowl barrow in Portal Avenue
• Martello tower at Rose Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Waldringfield Heath, 150m south of Heath Farm
• Bowl barrow at Seven Hills Cottages, 720m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Moated site at Redhouse Farm
• Henge and associated barrow cemetery south of Home Whin Farm
• Moated site and formal garden remains at Moat Hall
• Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Moated site at Hoo Green, 290m north west of Godwin's Place
• Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 625m south of Lux Farm
• Godwin's Place moated site and ponds
• Two bowl barrows 312m south west of Dobbs Corner
• Pole Hill bowl barrow
• Long barrow on Sutton Common