Saxtead is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Saxtead

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

There are a number of fens near to Saxtead including Lopham Fen.

Don't miss Lopham Fen's nature reserves if visiting the area around Saxtead.

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

Villages to visit near Saxtead include Elveden.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Saxtead like Elveden Monument.

Saxtead History

There are some historic monuments around Saxtead:

• Framlingham Castle and its associated landscape including the mere, town ditch and Anglo-Saxon cemetery
• Earl Soham Lodge moated site and fishponds
• Moated site at Elm Hall
• Moated site S of Basting's Hall
• Moated site and ponds at Dennington Place
• Moated site at Fenton's Farm
• Moated site at Folly Farm
• Moated site at Bentries Farm
• Moated site at Letheringham Lodge
• Moat Farm moated site and associated pond
• Moated site at Grange Farm
• Moated site 135m north of St Andrew's Church
• Letheringham Priory and remains of 17th century walled garden
• Saxtead Green windmill
• Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall
• Moated site at Dennington Hall
• Moated site 1/2 mile (800m) SW of Moat Farm
• Denham College moated site
• The Lays fishponds, 265m south east of Dennington Hall
• Godwin's Place moated site and ponds
• Moated site at Letheringham Hall
• Moated site and formal garden remains at Moat Hall
• Moated site with internal pond at Glebe Farm
• Two moated sites and associated ponds at Linstead Hall
• Moated site at Hoo Green, 290m north west of Godwin's Place
• Moated site at Redhouse Farm
• Moat Farm moated site
• Motte castle known as The Mount, 440m south west of St Mary's Church