Mendlesham
Ward in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.257, 1.112 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 12 66 |
| Dialling code: | 01449 (Stowmarket) |
Mendlesham is a largely rural ward in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, centred on the village of the same name. The landscape is patchwork farmland with small businesses and light industry, and many residents commute to nearby centres such as Stowmarket and Ipswich. Community life is anchored by a village primary school, clubs and an annual fete that give the place a friendly, local feel.
The area is notable for the remains of RAF Mendlesham, a wartime airfield used by American forces in the Second World War, whose site now hosts light aviation activity, an industrial estate and a small memorial. A nearby transmitter mast serves much of East Anglia, while the village itself retains a historic parish church and the sort of agricultural and heritage character typical of inland Suffolk.
Postcode districts covering Mendlesham
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 14.3 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 16.2 miles
- Felixstowe 22.7 miles
- Thetford 18.9 miles
- Sudbury 22.1 miles
- Stowmarket 7 miles
- Harwich 23.1 miles
- Beccles 23.5 miles
- Woodbridge 14 miles
- Kesgrave 14.5 miles
- Diss 8.2 miles
- Attleborough 18 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wetheringsett Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford Parish 0.8 miles
- Thwaite Parish 1 mile
- Mendlesham Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Thorndon Built-up area 2 miles
- Stoke Ash Parish 2.2 miles
- Wickham Skeith Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Aspall Parish 2.5 miles
- Rishangles Parish 2.6 miles
- Mendlesham Green Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Braiseworth Parish 2.9 miles
- Mickfield Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Mendlesham
IP23 7JP, IP14 5RZ, IP14 5ND, IP23 7QB, IP23 7LP, IP23 7JH, IP14 5RS, IP14 5LZ, IP23 7LS … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 29.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 45.3 miles
- Stowmarket Railway Station 6.6 miles
- Needham Market Railway Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near Mendlesham Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 6.1 miles
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 6.1 miles
- Limes Hotel 7.5 miles
Schools in Mendlesham
- Mendlesham Primary School Primary
- Thorndon C of E Primary School Primary
- Wetheringsett C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 9.1 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 9.3 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 10.1 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 14 miles
- Suffolk College University 14.2 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 14.8 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 14.8 miles
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 15 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 15.7 miles
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 16.8 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 17.1 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 17.3 miles