Great Whelnetham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Great Whelnetham

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

Fens to visit near Great Whelnetham include Lopham Fen.

Lopham Fen is one of Great Whelnetham's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Great Whelnetham.

Historic Buildings to visit near Great Whelnetham include Ickworth.

The area around Great Whelnetham's best villages can be found at Elveden.

Historic Monuments to visit near Great Whelnetham include Elveden Monument.

Great Whelnetham History

There are some historic monuments around Great Whelnetham:

• Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green
• The Chapel of the Charnel
• Babwell Friary (remains of)
• Roman building SW of Lake Farm
• Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints
• Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Pound Green
• St Saviour's Hospital
• Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
• Roman settlement S of Ixworth
• Market cross
• Ixworth Roman villa
• Bowl barrow in Dixon's Covert
• East Low Hill tumulus
• Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworks
• Pumphouse in centre of village
• Moated site at Doveden Hall
• Settlement site W of Hengrave mill
• Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
• Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
• Moated site immediately south east of New House Farm
• Remains of circular chapel E of church
• Two moated sites adjoining St Andrew's Church, with associated remains of medieval settlement at Pound Green
• Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds