Thurston is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Thurston

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

Don't miss Lopham Fen's fens if visiting the area around Thurston.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Thurston including Lopham Fen.

Ickworth is one of Thurston's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Thurston.

The area close to Thurston boasts some of the best villages including Elveden.

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

Thurston History

There are some historic monuments around Thurston:

• Lady's Well (holy well and moat)
• Stanton Upthorpe windmill
• Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch 850m and 750m north east of Neville House Farm
• Ixworth Roman villa
• Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation
• Roman villa at Stanton Clair
• Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath, one known as Black Hill
• Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
• Roman settlement S of Ixworth
• Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages
• Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
• Remains of circular chapel E of church
• Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green
• St Saviour's Hospital
• Pumphouse in centre of village
• Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
• Roman building SW of Lake Farm
• Moated site in Round Grove
• Bowl barrow and moot known as Troston Mount
• East Low Hill tumulus
• The Chapel of the Charnel