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.

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

The area around Great Whelnetham's best nature reserves can be found at Lopham Fen.

Great Whelnetham is near some unmissable historic buildings like Ickworth,

Great Whelnetham is near some unmissable villages like Elveden,

Elveden Monument is a great place to visit close to Great Whelnetham if you like historic monuments.

Great Whelnetham History

There are some historic monuments around Great Whelnetham:

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