Pakenham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Pakenham

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

The area close to Pakenham boasts some of the best fens including Lopham Fen.

Places near Pakenham feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Lopham Fen.

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

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

Elveden Monument is one of Pakenham's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Pakenham.

Pakenham History

There are some historic monuments around Pakenham:

• Stanton Upthorpe windmill
• Remains of circular chapel E of church
• Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
• Bowl barrow and moot known as Troston Mount
• Roman settlement S of Ixworth
• Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages
• Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation
• Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
• Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch 850m and 750m north east of Neville House Farm
• Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park
• Lady's Well (holy well and moat)
• Moated site in Round Grove
• East Low Hill tumulus
• Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm
• Roman building SW of Lake Farm
• Castle Hill motte
• Ixworth Roman villa
• Pumphouse in centre of village
• Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath, one known as Black Hill
• Roman villa at Stanton Clair