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Pakenham Water Mill |
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Pakenham
Pakenham shown within Suffolk |
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| OS grid reference | TL924673 |
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| District | St Edmundsbury |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Pakenham is a village in the English county of Suffolk.
It is to the east of Bury St. Edmunds and it administered as part of the borough of St Edmundsbury, until local government reorganisation in 1974 it was part of Thingoe Rural District. The village describes itself as the "Village of Two Mills" as it has a water mill that claims to be the only working example in the county as well as a working windmill.
Newe House, a manor in the village, was the home of the Spring family for several generations in the 17th century. Certain members of the Spring family are buried in the parish church.