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.

Saxtead is near some unmissable fens like Lopham Fen,

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Saxtead include Ickworth.

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

The area around Saxtead's best historic monuments can be found at Elveden Monument.

Saxtead History

There are some historic monuments around Saxtead:

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