Polstead is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Polstead

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

Don't miss Lopham Fen's fens if visiting the area around Polstead.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Polstead including Lopham Fen.

Don't miss Ickworth's historic buildings if visiting the area around Polstead.

Polstead is near some unmissable villages like Elveden,

The area around Polstead's best historic monuments can be found at Elveden Monument.

Polstead History

There are some historic monuments around Polstead:

• Site discovered by aerial photography S of King's Wood
• Bridge N of Bridge Farm
• Mound of Milden Castle
• Toppesfield Bridge
• Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house
• Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm
• Henge 70m north east of Cross Cottages
• Crop mark site S of Ardleigh
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Pitches Mount
• Kersey Priory
• St James' Chapel
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 230m north east of St Peter's Church
• Bronze Age/Early Iron Age barrows identified by crop marks, Aldham Mill Hill
• Earthwork called Court Knoll
• Cast iron road bridge SE of Bridge Farm
• Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel
• Wissington ring ditch cluster
• Moated site at Naughton Hall
• Lindsey Castle
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove