Somerton is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Somerton

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

The area around Somerton's best fens can be found at Lopham Fen.

Lopham Fen is one of Somerton's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Somerton.

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

Elveden is a great place to visit close to Somerton if you like villages.

Don't miss Elveden Monument's historic monuments if visiting the area around Somerton.

Somerton History

There are some historic monuments around Somerton:

• Moated site at Denham Hall
• Moated site at Doveden Hall
• Bowl barrow 135m south of Waterhall Cottage, Wickham Street
• Moated site W of Gifford's Hall
• Site of Little Saxham Hall
• Roman villa at Liston Lane
• Wood Hall moated site
• Ashen House moat and fishpond, 500m north of St Augustine's Church.
• St Bartholomew's Chapel
• Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
• Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds
• The Chapel of the Charnel
• Clare Priory (uninhabited portions)
• Clare Castle
• Long mortuary enclosure and barrows 460m north west of Mill Farm
• Moated site at Depden Hall
• Moated site immediately south east of New House Farm
• The Conduit, Melford Green
• Two moated sites adjoining St Andrew's Church, with associated remains of medieval settlement at Pound Green
• Motte and bailey at Denham Castle
• Earthwork on Lower Common
• Roman villa NE of Rodbridge House
• Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Pound Green