Pakefield Coastal Battery
Has been described as a Possible Artillery Fort
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Pakefield Coastal Battery |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Suffolk |
| Modern Authority | Suffolk |
| 1974 Authority | Suffolk |
| Civil Parish | Gisleham |
Anti-invasion coastal defences were built in the late C16 at Pakefield. A signal station was maintained by the Admiralty at Pakefield between 1778-1815. (PastScape–ref. Kent 1988)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | TM530890 |
| Latitude | 52.442741394043 |
| Longitude | 1.73214995861053 |
| Eastings | 653000 |
| Northings | 289000 |
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- Kent, Peter, 1999 (3edn), 'Coastal Fortifications, 1500-1900'' in Dymond, David and Martin, Edward (eds) An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (Lavenham) p. 184-5
- Kent, Peter, 1988, Fortifications of East Anglia (Lavenham: Ternence Dalton) p. 130