The lovely village of Pakenham stands a few miles from Bury st Edmunds and its claim to fame is that it was the last village in the country to have two working mills.

One of the quaint thatched cottages that adorn the village.

The present church of St Mary in Pakenham was built around 1100 AD and is one of only a handful of churches in Suffolk built in the shape of a cruciform .

The Fox Inn standing in the centre of the village.

This little stream runs through the village.

This old mangle makes a lovely garden ornament .

In this day and age it's nice to see something's are still free, although donations to charity are much appreciated.

The village sign depicting Pakenham's two mills and it's church.

Reflections in the nearby river.

The windmill in Pakenham was built in 1830 and was worked regularly until the 1950s; although in private hands and no longer working the sails are occasionally turned for visitors.

The present watermill was built in the late 18th century and only ceased working in 1974 but the Doomsday book records a mill on this site way back in 1086 meaning corn has been ground here for over 900 years.