Mellis

For other uses, see Mellis (disambiguation).

Mellis
Entrance to the village
Mellis Mellis shown within Suffolk
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Eye
Dialling code	01379
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°19′44″N 1°04′48″E / 52.329°N 1.080°E / 52.329; 1.080

Mellis is a small village in Suffolk, England. It has the largest area of unfenced common land in England. Oliver Cromwell exercised his troops in Mellis. It once had a railway station on the main line between London and Norwich, and a small branch line that ran to nearby Eye.

In summer rare plants such as green-winged orchid, sulphur clover and adder’s tongue fern flourish. The abundance of small mammals also makes the site a favourite hunting ground for barn owl and tawny owl.

The 14th century parish church of St Mary, restored in 1859 and 1900, is a grade II* listed building.^[1]

References

↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN List entry Number: 1181735". English Heritage. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mellis.

Diss Express - village's local newspaper website
Mellis Village council - village's parish council
- Mellis C.E.V.C school

Ceremonial county of Suffolk

Boroughs or districts	Babergh Forest Heath Ipswich Mid Suffolk St Edmundsbury Suffolk Coastal Waveney

Major settlements	Aldeburgh Beccles Brandon Bungay Bury St Edmunds Carlton Colville Clare Eye Felixstowe Framlingham Hadleigh Halesworth Haverhill Kesgrave Leiston Lowestoft Mildenhall Needham Market Newmarket Orford Saxmundham Southwold Stowmarket Sudbury Woodbridge See also: List of civil parishes in Suffolk

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