Hawstead is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Hawstead

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

Fens to visit near Hawstead include Lopham Fen.

The area close to Hawstead boasts some of the best nature reserves including Lopham Fen.

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

There are a number of villages near to Hawstead including Elveden.

The area close to Hawstead boasts some of the best historic monuments including Elveden Monument.

Hawstead History

There are some historic monuments around Hawstead:

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