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.

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

Thurston is near some unmissable nature reserves like Lopham Fen,

Historic Buildings to visit near Thurston include Ickworth.

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

Historic Monuments to visit near Thurston include Elveden Monument.

Thurston History

There are some historic monuments around Thurston:

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