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.

Places near Saxtead feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Ickworth.

There are a several good villages in the area around Saxtead like Elveden.

Elveden Monument is one of Saxtead's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Saxtead.

Saxtead History

There are some historic monuments around Saxtead:

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