Brantham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Brantham

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

The area close to Brantham boasts some of the best fens including Lopham Fen.

Nature Reserves to visit near Brantham include Lopham Fen.

Ickworth is a great place to visit close to Brantham if you like historic buildings.

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

Places near Brantham feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Elveden Monument.

Brantham History

There are some historic monuments around Brantham:

• Site discovered by aerial photography S of King's Wood
• Wolsey's Gate, College Street
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
• Settlement site NNE of Lawford House
• Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall
• Dodnash Priory (site of)
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
• Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm
• Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
• Mistley Towers
• Crop mark site S of Ardleigh
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner
• Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars
• Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall)
• World War II bombing decoy WRI Spinnels Farm
• Site of Old St Mary's Church
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
• Ring ditches SW of Reed Island
• Round barrow W of Lawford Hall