Eastbridge Windpump

Eastbridge Windpump is a smock mill that served as a pumping station until it was relocated to the Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England and which was then restored to working order.

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Type: Windpump
Description: windmill at the Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Smock Drainage Mill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Food Museum and John Peel Centre for Creative Arts.

The Food Museum

Museum

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The Food Museum, formerly the Museum of East Anglian Life, is a museum in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England focused on the farming and food production industries. It consists of an 84-acre estate and 17 historic buildings. The Food Museum is situated 750 feet northwest of Eastbridge Windpump.

John Peel Centre for Creative Arts

Arts center

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John Peel Centre for Creative Arts is an arts center, which is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Eastbridge Windpump.

Stowmarket railway station

Railway station

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Stowmarket railway station serves the market town of Stowmarket, in Suffolk, England. It lies on the Great Eastern Main Line, 80 miles 9 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street; it is situated between Needham Market to the south and Diss to the north. Stowmarket railway station is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Eastbridge Windpump.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Combs Ford and Combs.

Combs Ford

Suburb

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Combs Ford is a suburb of Stowmarket in Suffolk, England. It sits at the confluence between the rivers Gipping and Rattlesden. Combs Ford is where the procession of the Stowmarket Carnival changes as it swings between The Magpie and The Gladstone public houses and proceeds towards Ipswich Street near The Regal cinema.

Combs

Village

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Combs is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is also located directly to the south of Stowmarket, with a half-mile of glacial valley known locally as 'Slough'.