Drinkstone is a small settlement and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Its name is derived from Dremic's homestead. It was located in the hundred of Thedwastre.[2] It is near the A14 road and is 6 miles (10 km) southeast of the town of Bury St Edmunds. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.
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![]() All Saints' Church, Drinkstone | |
![]() ![]() Drinkstone Location within Suffolk | |
Area | 9.081 km2 (3.506 sq mi) |
Population | 548 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TL9561 |
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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 |
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All Saints' 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.[3]
Drinkstone windmills are a pair of windmills in the parish consisting of a post mill and a smock mill.
The 2024 Quartermaster Truck Company (Aviation) of the United States Army Air Force was stationed here in 1945.[4]
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