As you drive up the A140 in Suffolk, which is by origin a Roman road, you will come to the place where the B1077 crosses it. There is now a garage in the place where there was once a coaching inn. During the plague in London in 1665 many people fled London and the road north ran past this inn. Since it was about 90 miles from London many refugees opted to stay at this inn overnight. In an attempt to avoid catching the plague the innkeeper made the refugees put their payment into a bowl of vinegar, which came to be known as "The Devil's Hand basin" and to this day the road junction is still called the devil's hand basin.
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