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Coordinates: 52°15′00″N 1°05′00″E / 52.2501°N 1.0834°E
Mendlesham 
Church of St Mary
Mendlesham
Mendlesham shown within SuffolkPopulation 1,328 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 List of places: UK • England • Suffolk Mendlesham, Suffolk is a small village with 1328 inhabitants,[1] 5 miles (8 km) 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 are two public houses in the village, one called 'The Fleece' and the other 'The Kings Head'. The village has a few shops including Mendlesham Bakery, Mendlesham Fish 'N' Chip Shop and The Salon. It also has 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 now holds a memorial to the US 34th Bomb Group. 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.
Close to Mendlesham is the hamlet of Mendlesham Green, which contains Mendlesham Green Baptist Church.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "2001 Census - Babergh District Council". http://www.babergh-south-suffolk.gov.uk/Babergh/Home/Community+-+people+-+living/Population+by+Parish/. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ "How Far is it Between Mendlesham, Suffolk and London, England". http://www.freemaptools.com/how-far-is-it-between-mendlesham_-suffolk-and-london_-england.htm. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Ofsted Report". Ofsted. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/download/(id)/74970/(as)/124599_293048.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ "Mendlesham Green Baptist Church, Mendlesham Green". Findachurch.co.uk. http://www.findachurch.co.uk/churches/tm/tm06/mgbc/. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
External links
- Diss Express - village's local newspaper website
- Simon's Suffolk churches - Mendlesham
- One Suffolk - Mendlesham's official website
Categories:- Villages in Suffolk
- Mid Suffolk
- Suffolk geography stubs
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