Mendlesham

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Mendlesham
Mendlesham shown within Suffolk
Population	1328
OS grid reference	TM104658
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stowmarket
Postcode district	IP14
Dialling code	01449
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
List of places: UK • England • Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°15′00″N 1°05′00″E / 52.2501, 1.0834

Mendlesham Suffolk is a small village with 1328 inhabitants [1] 8 km north east of Stowmarket.

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 well-regarded primary school. There are two public houses in the village, one called 'The Fleece' and the other '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 for a time when the village had a much larger population. In 1531, 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 by Hopton, the Bishop of Norwich.

Close to Mendlesham is the hamlet of Mendlesham Green, which contains Mendlesham Green Baptist Church.^[1]