Mildenhall, Suffolk




This article is about Mildenhall in Suffolk. For other uses, see Mildenhall.
















































































Mildenhall

Mildenhall - Church of St Mary.jpg
St Mary's Church, Mildenhall


Mildenhall is located in Suffolk

Mildenhall

Mildenhall



Mildenhall shown within Suffolk

Population 10,315 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference TL710748
• London
 75 mi (121 km)
Civil parish
  • Mildenhall
District
  • Forest Heath
Shire county
  • Suffolk
Region
  • East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Postcode district IP28
Dialling code 01638
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England

EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
  • West Suffolk
Website www.mildenhall.suffolk.gov.uk


List of places

UK

England

Suffolk


52°20′41″N 0°30′32″E / 52.34461°N 0.50890°E / 52.34461; 0.50890Coordinates: 52°20′41″N 0°30′32″E / 52.34461°N 0.50890°E / 52.34461; 0.50890

Mildenhall is a small market town and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is part of the non-metropolitan district of Forest Heath and has a population of 9,906 people, increasing to 10,315 at the 2011 Census. The town is near the A11 and is located 60 km (37 mi) north-west of county town, Ipswich.[2] The large Royal Air Force station, RAF Mildenhall as well as RAF Lakenheath, are located north of the town. The former is used by the United States Air Force, as the headquarters of its 100th Air Refueling Wing and 352nd Special Operations Group.




Signpost in Mildenhall




Contents






  • 1 The town


  • 2 Transport


  • 3 Education


  • 4 Sport & leisure


  • 5 Notable residents


  • 6 Archaeology


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





The town


Mildenhall centres on a market place with a 16th century hexagonal market cross and town pump. The town's market is held here on every Friday and originated as a weekly chartered market in, it is believed, the 15th century. In 1934 Mildenhall was the start point of the MacRobertson Air Race to Melbourne, Australia.


Mildenhall has its own radio station, ZACK FM (Forest Heath Public Radio), broadcasting on 105.3 FM; the transmitter is located at the top of St Mary's Church and radiates 100 W. The station format is classic and current hits plus specialist shows, and broadcasts 24 hours a day with a mix of music, news and information[3]
Mildenhall is mentioned in passing in the Pink Floyd song 'Let There Be More Light' on the 1968 album A Saucerful of Secrets as a speculated location for first contact between humanity and extraterrestrial life:



Then at last, the mighty ship

Descending on a point of flame

Made contact with the human race at Mildenhall


Due to the airfield, Mildenhall currently has the highest concentration of American residents in the country, as 18% of residents were born in the US.[4]



Transport


The town has a bus station which was completed in 2005. Regular bus services run to the neighbouring towns of Brandon, Bury St. Edmunds, Newmarket and Thetford. National Express operate daily coach services to Norwich, London (Victoria Coach Station), Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports. Mildenhall railway station was the terminus of the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway until its closure in 1962.[citation needed]



Education


Mildenhall has three schools: two primary schools, St. Mary's and Great Heath
and one secondary school, Mildenhall College Academy. The secondary school also contains a sixth form.



Sport & leisure


Mildenhall has a Non-League football club Mildenhall Town F.C. who play at Recreation Way.


It also has one of the East of England's leading cricket clubs, Mildenhall Cricket Club, playing at Wamil Way. In 2016 the 1XI won the Two Counties Championship and was promoted to the East Anglian Premier Cricket League. Notable former players include England internationals Tymal Mills and Tom Westley and Essex Women's Lilly Reynolds.


The Mildenhall Cycling Club located next to the cricket ground, and has famous previous members such as Victoria Pendleton.[5]


There is a leisure centre on Bury Road which is about 5–10 minutes away from the town square.


The river Lark runs through the town and there is a 19 acre open space adjoining it - the Jubilee Fields.



Notable residents




  • James Mercer (musician) - Lived in Mildenhall from 1985-1990 after his father was based at RAF Mildenhall. He wrote a song about his time in Mildenhall which appears on the 2017 album Heartworms. [6]


  • Tymal Mills - educated at Mildenhall College Academy and played for Mildenhall Cricket Club. [7]


  • Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet - Owner of the Mildenhall estate and later MP for Suffolk. [8]


  • Rick Perry - based at RAF Mildenhall when he was a pilot in the USAF. [9]


  • Dick Rutan - based at RAF Lakenheath when a pilot in the USAF.[10]


  • Chesley Sullenberger - based at RAF Lakenheath when he was a pilot in the USAF. [11]


  • Sir Henry North - Member of parliament for Suffolk.


  • Lindsey Graham - Resident at RAF Lakenheath during the 1980's when he served in the USAF as a JAG. [12][13]


  • Nicole Malachowski - Resident at RAF Lakenheath during her time as a pilot with the 48th Fighter Wing.


  • Elonka Dunin - Resident at RAF Mildenhall during her time in the USAF.


  • Heather Wilson - Resident at RAF Mildenhall during her time in the USAF. [14]



Archaeology


Main article: Mildenhall Treasure

Mildenhall is perhaps most famous for the discovery in 1942 of the Mildenhall Treasure. Now at the British Museum, the treasure is a hoard of Roman silver objects buried in the 4th century. In 1946 the discovery was made public and the treasure acquired by the British Museum; Roald Dahl wrote an article about the find which was published firstly in the Saturday Evening Post, and later as "The Mildenhall Treasure" (a short story) in his short story collection The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.[15][16] The Mildenhall Museum in the centre of the town contains displays of local history and wildlife, the history of the RAF base, and information on the Mildenhall Treasure. Entrance is free, opening times vary throughout the year.[17]
The region between Devil's Dyke and the line between Littleport and Shippea Hill shows a remarkable amount of archaeological findings of the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.[18]



References





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  2. ^ Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Explorer Map 226 - Ely & Newmarket.
    ISBN 0-319-21857-0.


  3. ^ Brookes, Geoff. "Robert Everett DSO". Stories in Welsh Stone. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 29 Oct 2009.


  4. ^ "Born abroad: USA". BBC News. 2005-09-07. Retrieved 2009-10-05.


  5. ^ http://www.mildenhallcc.org.uk/startpage.html


  6. ^ Cope, Lauren. "American indie band The Shins release new single about Mildenhall". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2018-10-07.


  7. ^ Hoult, Nick (2017-04-03). "The making of Tymal Mills: From a raw teen in tiny Tuddenham to an IPL millionaire in Bangalore". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-10-07.


  8. ^ "HANMER, Thomas II (1677-1746), of Pall Mall, Westminster; Bettisfield Park, Flints.; and Mildenhall, Suff. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2018-10-07.


  9. ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay. "For Rick Perry, Air Force Service Broadened and Narrowed Life". Retrieved 2018-10-21.


  10. ^ https://supersabresociety.com/biography/richard-g-rutan/


  11. ^ "Sully: A real hero's story". The Telegraph. 2016-11-22. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-10-21.


  12. ^ "Senator Lindsey Graham, The Monday After The Strikes On Syria « The Hugh Hewitt Show". The Hugh Hewitt Show. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-10-21.


  13. ^ "America can't allow terrorism to triumph – The S.C. Republican Party". www.sc.gop. Retrieved 2018-10-21.


  14. ^ "Secretary Wilson returns to RAF Mildenhall, discusses innovation, stra". Royal Air Force Mildenhall. Retrieved 2018-10-21.


  15. ^ "The Mildenhall Treasure". Mildenhall Museum. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2006.


  16. ^ Dahl, Roald (1995). The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (5th ed.). London: Penguin Group. p. 215. ISBN 0-14-037348-9.


  17. ^ "The Mildenhall Museum". Mildenhall and District Museum. Mildenhall Museum. Retrieved 1 April 2015.


  18. ^ Hall, David (1994). Fenland survey : an essay in landscape and persistence / David Hall and John Coles. London; English Heritage. ISBN 1-85074-477-7., pp. 81-88.




External links











  • Mildenhall parish council website

  • Mildenhall and area community and information website

  • Poor parishioners in 16th century Mildenhall










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