Drinkstone

Signpost in Drinkstone

All Saints Church, Drinkstone

Drinkstone
Drinkstone  Drinkstone shown within Suffolk
OS grid reference	TL9561
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bury St. Edmunds
Dialling code	01449
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
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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. ^[1]

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

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