Drinkstone

Drinkstone
Drinkstone
	; All Saints Church, Drinkstone
	Drinkstone Location within Suffolk
Area	9.081 km2 (3.506 sq mi)
Population	548 (2011)
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
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
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°13′N 0°51′E / 52.21°N 00.85°ECoordinates: 52°13′N 0°51′E / 52.21°N 00.85°E

Signpost in Drinkstone

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, 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.^[3]

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

Second World War[]

The 2024 Quartermaster Truck Company (Aviation) of the United States Army Air Force was stationed here in 1945.^[4]

Notable people[]

Joshua Grigby MP, settled in Drinkstone, building a mansion at Drinkstone Park in 1760.^[2]

References[]

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Goult, Wendy (1990). Survey of Suffolk Parish History West Suffolk (PDF). Ipswich: Suffolk County Council. ISBN 0860551393.
^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1352345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
^ Vogels, Fred. "Thursday 18 January 1945". Back to Normandy. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

External links[]

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[Goult_Drinkstone-2] Goult, Wendy (1990). Survey of Suffolk Parish History West Suffolk (PDF). Ipswich: Suffolk County Council. ISBN 0860551393.

[3] Historic England. "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1352345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

[Vogels-4] Vogels, Fred. "Thursday 18 January 1945". Back to Normandy. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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v t Ceremonial county of Suffolk
Boroughs or districts	Babergh East Suffolk Ipswich Mid Suffolk West Suffolk
Major settlements	Aldeburgh Beccles Brandon Bungay Bury St Edmunds Clare Eye Felixstowe Framlingham Hadleigh Halesworth Haverhill Ipswich 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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Drinkstone
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
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

List of places UK England Suffolk 52°13′N 0°51′E / 52.21°N 00.85°E / 52.21; 00.85Coordinates: 52°13′N 0°51′E / 52.21°N 00.85°E / 52.21; 00.85