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.

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

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

Ickworth is one of Polstead's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Polstead.

Places near Polstead feature a number of interesting villages including Elveden.

Don't miss Elveden Monument's historic monuments if visiting the area around Polstead.

Polstead History

There are some historic monuments around Polstead:

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