Great Barton is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Great Barton

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

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

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Great Barton like Lopham Fen.

The area close to Great Barton boasts some of the best historic buildings including Ickworth.

Great Barton is near some unmissable villages like Elveden,

Don't miss Elveden Monument's historic monuments if visiting the area around Great Barton.

Great Barton History

There are some historic monuments around Great Barton:

• Bowl barrow and moot known as Troston Mount
• Babwell Friary (remains of)
• Settlement site W of Hengrave mill
• Remains of circular chapel E of church
• Bowl barrow known as John Mann's Clump
• Ixworth Roman villa
• Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm
• Bowl barrow known as Traveller's Hill tumulus
• East Low Hill tumulus
• Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints
• Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages
• Pumphouse in centre of village
• Roman settlement S of Ixworth
• Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath, one known as Black Hill
• Roman building SW of Lake Farm
• The Chapel of the Charnel
• Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds
• Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch 850m and 750m north east of Neville House Farm
• Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
• St Saviour's Hospital
• Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation
• Bowl barrow known as Hill of Health, Brockley Corner
• Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park
• Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
• Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
• Bowl barrow in Dixon's Covert
• Roman villa at Stanton Clair