Witnesham
Witnesham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.
There are great places to visit near Witnesham including some great fens, nature reserves, historic buildings, villages and historic monuments.
The area around Witnesham's best fens can be found at Lopham Fen.
The area around Witnesham's best nature reserves can be found at Lopham Fen.
Ickworth is a great place to visit close to Witnesham if you like historic buildings.
Villages to visit near Witnesham include Elveden.
Elveden Monument is a great place to visit close to Witnesham if you like historic monuments.
Witnesham History
There are some historic monuments around Witnesham:
- Bowl barrow 820m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
- Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath.
- Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 625m south of Lux Farm
- Moated site at Redhouse Farm
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 870m south of Lux Farm
- Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
- Baylham Roman site
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Moated site at Abbey Farm
- Pole Hill bowl barrow
- Settlement site around St Botolph's Church
- Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
- Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall
- Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 850m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath
- Moated site at Folly Farm
- Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall
- Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
- Bowl barrow 580m north of Dobbs Corner
- Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 180m ENE of Sheep Drift Farm
- Moated site 1/2 mile (800m) SW of Moat Farm
- Wolsey's Gate, College Street
- Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow in Birch Grove, Martlesham Heath
- Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
- Playford Hall moated site
- Bowl barrow 1200m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Moat Farm moated site
- Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall
- Two bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 460m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 680m north of Dobbs Corner
- Bowl barrow 155m east of Sheep Drift Farm
- Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings
- Bowl barrow 980m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
- Boot Street Bridge
- 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 in Portal Avenue
- Motte castle known as The Mount, 440m south west of St Mary's Church
- Two bowl barrows in Hobbin's Belt, 820m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 312m south west of Dobbs Corner
- Bowl barrow at Seven Hills Cottages, 720m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow and pill box 450m north west of Sheep Drift Farm
- Moated site of Old Berghersh House
- Moated site S of Basting's Hall
Places to see near Witnesham
Lakes near Witnesham
Rivers near Witnesham
- 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