Eastbridge is a village in the

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. It is located approximately north of

Leiston Leiston ( ) is a town and civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is close to Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, north-east of Ipswich and north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at th ...

, from the

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in the parish of

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, immediately south of the

Minsmere RSPB reserve RSPB Minsmere is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) at Minsmere, Suffolk. The site has been managed by the RSPB since 1947 and covers areas of reed bed, lowland heath, acid grassland, ...

. It borders the

Minsmere River Minsmere River is a river in the England, English county of Suffolk which flows into the North Sea at Minsmere. The river is formed from the River Yox at Yoxford before flowing through Middleton, Suffolk, Middleton, Eastbridge and Minsmere. It fl ...

which cuts through an area of drained and undrained wetland known as the Minsmere Level. Eastbridge Windpump, which stood on the Minsmere Level marshes, is preserved at the

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. The marshes are also the site of the remains of the medieval chapel of St Mary which stands on the original site of

Leiston Abbey Leiston Abbey outside the town of Leiston, Suffolk, England, was a religious house of Canons Regular following the Premonstratensian rule (White canons), dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus, St Mary. Founded in c. 1183 by Ranulf de Glanville (c. 1 ...

. The chapel ruins date from the 12th-century and include a

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pill box which was built into the walls to protect against invasion. The site is a

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.Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill box
List entry,

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. Retrieved 2012-10-31.Knott S (2021
St Mary's chapel, Minsmere
Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-09. Located in Eastbridge is the ''Eels Foot Inn'', an ale-house dating as far back as 1533 which obtained a full license to sell alcohol in 1950.Eel's Foot
Suffolk Pubs, Suffolk

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. Retrieved 2021-03-09. Because of its proximity to the sea, the pub was a favourite stop of travellers, drovers and

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s. The pub is the main feature of the small village. It is associated with

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, and hosts a weekly gathering in which people sing songs and play folk tunes.

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