Civil parish in Suffolk, England
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. 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.
How locals move
Getting around Drinkstone the local way
- Get inSee Ferry routes to Great Britain Bury St Edmunds is about 50 miles (80 km) inland of the easternmost coast of England.
- Get inFor more conventional ship travel, the nearest passenger ferry port is at Harwich (48 miles) for the Netherlands, Denmark and cruises to Germany and Scandinavia.
- Get inGreater Anglia train services from Harwich International port (ferry connections to Scandinavia and the Netherlands) direct to Bury St Edmunds (1 hr 6 min).
- Get inSouth Eastern train services to Stratford International (London) station from Dover (1 hr 4 min - for ferry connections to France) and Ramsgate (1 hr 11 min - for ferry connections to Belgium).
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