West Newton is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

West Newton postcode: PE31 6AU

Retail in West Newton

There are great places to visit near West Newton including some great historic buildings, towns, beaches, ancient sites, old mines, woodlands, country parks, airports and ruins.

Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane are some of West Newton best historic buildings to visit near West Newton.

Towns to visit near West Newton include King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Beaches to visit near West Newton include Heacham South Beach.

Grimes Graves is a great place to visit close to West Newton if you like ancient sites.

There are a several good old mines in the area around West Newton like Grimes Graves.

Don't miss Thetford Forest Park's woodlands if visiting the area around West Newton.

Thetford Forest Park is one of West Newton's best, nearby country parks to visit in West Newton.

Airports to visit near West Newton include Norwich Airport.

The area around West Newton's best ruins can be found at St Benet's Abbey.

West Newton History

There are some historic monuments around West Newton:

• Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Towers
• Medieval settlement around Anmer Hall
• Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane
• Appleton medieval and early post-medieval settlement
• Moated site in Hillington Park
• Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church
• Roman villa NE of Eaton
• Mound in Osier Carr
• Flitcham Priory, medieval settlement and 16th century great house
• Well Hall Roman settlement
• Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall
• Butler's Cross
• Romano-British villa 250m south of Park Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Stonepit Hills
• Bell barrow 670m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
• Moated site and associated earthworks at Shernborne Hall
• Congham Roman settlement
• Romano-British villa 400m west of White House
• Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe
• Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1200m north east of Crow Hall
• Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
• Moated site at Gayton Hall
• Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
• Castle Rising castle and 11th century church
• Medieval settlement remains east of Walton Common
• Roman villa in and adjacent to Denbeck Wood
• Bell barrow 450m ESE of Anmer Farm
• Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church
• Tithe barn near church
• Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow Hall
• Cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyard
• St Felix's Church, Babingley
• Site of All Saints' Church
• Bowl barrow and moot on Anmer Minque, 590m SSE of junction of Peddars Way and the B1153
• Medieval settlement of Babingley
• Moated site in Crow's Wood, 700m south west of the ruined church of St James
• Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
• Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
• Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Remains of tower on Lodge Hill
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
• Standing cross on the green, 70m west of St Lawrence's Church
• Moated site at The Old Rectory
• Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm