Pakenham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Pakenham

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

Places near Pakenham feature a number of interesting fens including Lopham Fen.

Nature Reserves to visit near Pakenham include Lopham Fen.

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

Don't miss Elveden's villages if visiting the area around Pakenham.

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

Pakenham History

There are some historic monuments around Pakenham:

• Pumphouse in centre of village
• Remains of circular chapel E of church
• Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages
• Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath, one known as Black Hill
• Stanton Upthorpe windmill
• Roman building SW of Lake Farm
• Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
• Moated site in Round Grove
• Castle Hill motte
• East Low Hill tumulus
• Roman villa at Stanton Clair
• Roman settlement S of Ixworth
• Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park
• Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
• Bowl barrow and moot known as Troston Mount
• Ixworth Roman villa
• Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch 850m and 750m north east of Neville House Farm
• Lady's Well (holy well and moat)
• Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation