The Barton Mills sign, which sits at the junction of Mildenhall Road and Church Lane, was damaged during the morning of Wednesday, March 25.

The parish council hope to fix the sign near the village hall as soon as "practically possible".

How the sign normally looks. (Image: Google Maps)

Barton Mills is often used by people as a shortcut to avoid congestion at the Fiveways roundabout.

The Norfolk and Suffolk Speed Cameras team recorded nearly 4,500 speeders in Suffolk last month, with the most caught in Barton Mills.

The safety camera team said: "It might be a dual carriageway but National Highways have decided on the 40 limit and it has been that way for some time."

To try and combat the speeding, the village has two speed indicators, which record the speeds of driver, but does not issue fines or record number plates.

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