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.

Places near Hawstead feature a number of interesting fens including Lopham Fen.

Hawstead is near some unmissable nature reserves like Lopham Fen,

Places near Hawstead feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Ickworth.

Elveden is one of Hawstead's best, nearby villages to visit in Hawstead.

Hawstead is near some unmissable historic monuments like Elveden Monument,

Hawstead History

There are some historic monuments around Hawstead:

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