Shotley
Shotley is a Village in the county of Suffolk.
There are great places to visit near Shotley including some great fens, nature reserves, historic buildings, villages and historic monuments.
Shotley is near some unmissable fens like Lopham Fen,
Shotley is near some unmissable nature reserves like Lopham Fen,
Places near Shotley feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Ickworth.
The area close to Shotley boasts some of the best villages including Elveden.
The area around Shotley's best historic monuments can be found at Elveden Monument.
Shotley History
There are some historic monuments around Shotley:
- Bowl barrow and pill box 450m north west of Sheep Drift Farm
- Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
- The Harwich Redoubt
- Martello tower at western end of sea front
- Bowl barrow 1200m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Bowl barrow in Birch Grove, Martlesham Heath
- Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Wolsey's Gate, College Street
- Anti-aircraft site at Searson's Farm, Trimley St Mary
- Pole Hill bowl barrow
- World War II bombing decoy HA2 Kirby-le-Soken
- Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 870m south of Lux Farm
- The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway
- Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
- Shotley Battery
- Bowl barrow 155m east of Sheep Drift Farm
- Martello tower (M)
- Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings
- Harwich Low Lighthouse
- Enclosure E of Nether Hall
- A Napoleonic coastal battery at Bath Side, 400m north west of Tower Hill
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars
- Bowl barrow on Waldringfield Heath, 150m south of Heath Farm
- Two bowl barrows 312m south west of Dobbs Corner
- Bowl barrow in Portal Avenue
- Bowl barrow 980m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath
- Bowl barrow 820m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall
- Bowl barrow 180m ENE of Sheep Drift Farm
- Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 850m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 350m north east of Little Oakley Hall
- Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation.
- Landguard Fort and associated field works
- Two bowl barrows in Hobbin's Belt, 820m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kiln
- Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
- Two bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 460m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath.
- Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
- Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
- The Harwich Treadwheel Crane
- Bowl barrow 580m north of Dobbs Corner
- Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm
- Harwich High Lighthouse
- Bowl barrow at Seven Hills Cottages, 720m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Martello tower (L)
- Bowl barrow 680m north of Dobbs Corner
- Beacon Hill Fort: a late 19th and 20th century coastal artillery fortification
- Walton Priory (site of)
Places to see near Shotley
Lakes near Shotley
Rivers near Shotley
- Lark - Fynn (d/s confluence)
- Shottisham Mill River
- Earl Soham Watercourse
- Lark
- Deben (u/s Brandeston Bridge)
- Byng Brook
- Deben (Brandeston Bridge - Melton)
- Bucklesham Mill River
- Fynn
- Potsford Brook
- Chediston Watercourse
- Hundred River
- Butley River
- Leiston Beck
- Fromus
- Easton Broad
- Alde
- Blyth (Huntingfield tributary)
- Black Ditch (East Suffolk)
- Wang
- Wenhaston Watercourse
- Lothingland Hundred
- Blyth (d/s Halesworth)
- Alde - Ore (d/s confluence)
- Minsmere Old River
- Blyth (u/s Halesworth)
- Blyth (Laxfield - Hevingham Hall)
- Ore
- Blyth (Hevingham Hall - d/s Halesworth)
- Blyth (New Reach through Halesworth)
- Tang
- Wattisham Watercourse
- Jordan (East Suffolk)
- Somersham Watercourse
- Rattlesden River (d/s Gt. Finborough)
- Gipping (u/s Stowmarket)
- Great Finborough Watercourse
- Gipping (d/s Stowmarket)
- Coddenham Watercourse
- Haughley Watercourse
- Gipping (through Stowmarket)
- Rattlesden River (u/s confluence with Gt. Finborough)
- Belstead Brook
- Spixworth ( and Dobbs) Beck
- Bure (Horstead Mill to St Benet's Abbey)
- East Ruston Stream
- Thurne
- North Walsham and Dilham Canal (disused)
- Mermaid Stream
- Bure (u/s confluence with Scarrow Beck)
- Smallburgh Watercourse
- Ant (Dilham to R. Bure)
- King's Beck
- Bure (Scarrow Beck to Horstead Mill)
- Scarrow Beck
- Muck Fleet
- Hevingham Watercourse
- New Cut
- Starston Brook
- Waveney (u/s Frenze Beck)
- Waveney (Ellingham Mill - Burgh St. Peter)
- Waveney (R Dove - Starston Brook)
- Waveney (Frenze Beck to Dove)
- Metfield Stream
- Dove trib - Finningham
- Dove
- Frenze Beck
- Waveney (Starston Brook - Ellingham Mill)
- Tributary of Upper Waveney
- Dove trib - Eye
- Broome Beck
- Chickering Beck
- Tributary of Waveney
- The Beck
- Mendlesham Stream
- Dickleburgh Stream
- Buckenham Stream
- Stow Bedon Stream
- Hopton Brook
- Little Ouse (Hopton Common to Sapiston Confl)
- Larling Brook
- Pakenham Stream
- Thelnetham Brook
- Little Ouse (Thelnetham to Hopton Common)
- Sapiston River
- Whittle
- Stowlangtoft Stream
- Stanton Tributary
- Little Ouse River
- Little Ouse (Sapiston Confluence to Nuns' Br)
- Thet (DS Swangey Fen)
- Sapiston
- Thet (US Swangey Fen)
- Little Ouse (US Thelnetham)
- Cut-off Channel
- Old West River
- Ely Ouse (South Level)
- Cavenham Stream
- Lark (Hawstead to Abbey Gardens)
- Lee Brook
- Lark downstream of Mill Street Bridge
- Lark (US Hawstead)
- Culford Stream
- Hawstead Tributary
- Kennett-Lee Brook
- Linnet
- Tuddenham Stream
- Kennett - Lee Brook
- Lark (Abbey Gardens to Mildenhall)
- Wrabness Brook
- Glem - Lower
- Chad Brook
- Glem - Upper
- Bumpstead Brook
- Brett
- Old River Brett
- Stour Brook
- Stour (u/s Wixoe)
- Lavenham Brook
- Stutton Brook
- Stour (d/s R. Brett)
- Chilton Brook
- Bildeston Brook
- Belchamp Brook
- Box
- Ramsey River
- Stour (Lamarsh - R. Brett)
- Stour (Wixoe - Lamarsh)
- Eastwood Brook
- Crouch (A129 - Wickford)
- Roach
- Crouch (d/s Wickford)
- Rettendon Brook
- Noblesgreen Ditch
- Crouch (Upper) - u/s A129
- Prittle Brook