Mendlesham
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 Church of St Mary |
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 Mendlesham
Mendlesham shown within Suffolk |
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| Population | 1,328 |
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| OS grid reference | TM104658 |
| – London | 73.135 mi (117.699 km) |
| District | Mid Suffolk |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stowmarket |
| Postcode district | IP14 |
| Dialling code | 01449 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich |
| Website | One Suffolk |
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Mendlesham, Suffolk is a small village with 1328 inhabitants,[1] Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). north east of Stowmarket and 73.135 miles (117.699 km)[2] from London
Mendlesham is known for its large street fair which is held on every May Day bank holiday. Mendlesham has a popular community newsletter, and a good[3] primary school. There is one public house in the village called 'The Kings Head'. The village has a few shops including Mendlesham Bakery, Mendlesham Fish 'N' Chip Shop and a post office at the back of The Kings Head.
Nearby at grid reference TM123640 is the Mendlesham transmitting station which broadcasts Kiss 105-108 (previously Vibe FM) on 106.4 MHz and the Digital One digital radio multiplex, and which was formerly used for VHF 405 line transmissions of Anglia Television. The mast stands at the corner of the former WWII airfield, RAF Mendlesham. This was used by the RAF and US Eighth Air Force between 1943 and 1955, and once held a memorial to the US 34th Bomb Group. The memorial has now been moved to the churchyard of St. Mary's in Mendlesham. Although some of the land has reverted to agriculture or is an industrial estate, one airstrip is now used by the Suffolk Coastal Floaters Hang Gliding Club.
There are also three churches, including the grand medieval St. Mary's, built at a time when the village had a much larger population. In 1531[citation needed], the Mendlesham Christian Brethren were a group of Protestant dissenters, and two decades later, Adam Foster became a Marian martyr, after he refused to attend a Roman Catholic mass. He was condemned to be burnt at the stake[citation needed] by Hopton, the Bishop of Norwich.
Mendlesham had the second station on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, which ran from 1904 to 1952.
Mendlesham Manor is an Elizabethan Manor House.
Close to Mendlesham is the hamlet of Mendlesham Green, which contains Mendlesham Green Baptist Church.[4]
See also
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mendlesham. |
- Diss Express - village's local newspaper website
- Simon's Suffolk churches - Mendlesham
- One Suffolk - Mendlesham's official website
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