Drinkstone Windmill

Drinkstone Windmill

Windmill

An ancient post mill, dated 1689, but probably much older, which, unusually, turned clockwise. Now listed Grade 1 because of the amount of 16th century timbers surviving. Buck restored in 2005-7 with an English Heritage grant. There is also a smock mill, which dates from around 1800 and was built on top of an earlier horse mill. The smock mill sails were removed when it was converted to engine...

Location

Grid reference:

TL 965 623

OS sheet:

155

Postcode: IP30 9SP
Geocode: @52.2214648, 0.8733297 Open in Map

Between Woolpit and Drinkstone, off A14 between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.

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