Drinkstone

Signpost in Drinkstone

All Saints Church, Drinkstone

Drinkstone
Drinkstone Drinkstone shown within Suffolk
Population	548 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	TL9561
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bury St. Edmunds
Postcode district	IP30
Dialling code	01449
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°13′N 0°51′E / 52.21°N 00.85°E / 52.21; 00.85

Drinkstone is a small settlement and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is near the A14 road and is 6 miles (10 km) southeast of the town of Bury St Edmunds. It is one of the oldest villages in England, as mentioned in the Domesday Book,1086

All Saint's Church dates from the 14th century. The tower was added c.1760 and the church restored in 1866-72. It is a grade II* listed building.^[2]

Drinkstone windmills are a pair of windmills in the parish consisting of a post mill and a smock mill.

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS List entry Number: 1352345". English Heritage. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

External links

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Ceremonial county of Suffolk

Boroughs or districts	Babergh Forest Heath Ipswich Mid Suffolk St Edmundsbury Suffolk Coastal Waveney

Major settlements	Aldeburgh Beccles Brandon Bungay Bury St Edmunds Carlton Colville Clare Eye Felixstowe Framlingham Hadleigh Halesworth Haverhill Kesgrave Leiston Lowestoft Mildenhall Needham Market Newmarket Orford Saxmundham Southwold Stowmarket Sudbury Woodbridge See also: List of civil parishes in Suffolk

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