Monks Eleigh is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Monks Eleigh

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

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

Nature Reserves to visit near Monks Eleigh include Lopham Fen.

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

Places near Monks Eleigh feature a number of interesting villages including Elveden.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Monks Eleigh including Elveden Monument.

Monks Eleigh History

There are some historic monuments around Monks Eleigh:

• Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
• Lindsey Castle
• Pitches Mount
• Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel
• St James' Chapel
• Bridge N of Bridge Farm
• Cast iron road bridge SE of Bridge Farm
• Mound of Milden Castle
• Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworks
• Moated site at Naughton Hall
• Bronze Age/Early Iron Age barrows identified by crop marks, Aldham Mill Hill
• Market cross
• Toppesfield Bridge
• Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 230m north east of St Peter's Church
• Kersey Priory
• Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house
• Moated site and associated fishponds at Wetherden Hall