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DRINKSTONE, a parish in Stow district, Suffolk; 2¾ miles SSW of Elmswell r. station, and 6 WNW of Stow-market. Post town, Woolpit, under Bury-St. Edmunds. Acres, 2, 172. Real property, £3, 920. Pop., 496. Houses, 113. Drinkstone House is the seat of the Lee family. Part of the land is common. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £669.* Patron, the Rev. W. Horne. The church is ancient, and has a tower. Charities, £110.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Drinkstone Parish Stow Poor Law Union/Registration District Suffolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Drinkstone |
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