Saxtead is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Saxtead

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

There are a number of fens near to Saxtead including Lopham Fen.

Lopham Fen is one of Saxtead's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Saxtead.

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

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

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

Saxtead History

There are some historic monuments around Saxtead:

• Saxtead Green windmill
• Two moated sites and associated ponds at Linstead Hall
• Denham College moated site
• Moated site 1/2 mile (800m) SW of Moat Farm
• Moated site and ponds at Dennington Place
• Moated site 135m north of St Andrew's Church
• Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall
• Moated site and formal garden remains at Moat Hall
• Moated site at Redhouse Farm
• Moated site at Hoo Green, 290m north west of Godwin's Place
• Earl Soham Lodge moated site and fishponds
• Framlingham Castle and its associated landscape including the mere, town ditch and Anglo-Saxon cemetery
• Moated site at Grange Farm
• Letheringham Priory and remains of 17th century walled garden
• Motte castle known as The Mount, 440m south west of St Mary's Church
• Moated site at Folly Farm
• Godwin's Place moated site and ponds
• Moated site at Letheringham Hall
• The Lays fishponds, 265m south east of Dennington Hall
• Moated site S of Basting's Hall
• Moat Farm moated site and associated pond
• Moat Farm moated site
• Moated site at Bentries Farm
• Moated site at Letheringham Lodge
• Moated site at Elm Hall
• Moated site at Dennington Hall
• Moated site at Fenton's Farm
• Moated site with internal pond at Glebe Farm