MILDENHALL GROUP
INTRODUCTION
The small market town of Mildenhall situated in West Suffolk can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon times. Mildenhall's Kingsway cemetery known to the locals as the 'old cemetery' is the only remaining area of its original settlement. 
The doomsday survey recorded in 1086 highlighted that Mildenhall was an established town with a church, mill, 64 families and a flock of 1000 sheep. Mildenhall boasts a weekly Friday market which has been running since 1412.
Many prominent figures were responsible for its estates such as the North, Hanmer and Bunbury families. The ancient parish of Mildenhall included the hamlets of Beck Row, Holywell Row, Kenny Hill and West Row and it covered an area of about 17,000 acres, the largest in Suffolk. A famous discovery was the Mildenhall treasure, 32 pieces of silver tableware discovered at West Row and now held in the British Museum, a replica can be found at Mildenhall Museum.
Mildenhall currently has a military airbase which has brought lots of employment and business to the town. Mildenhall is situated just off the A11 which provides easy access to towns and cities such as Newmarket, Norwich, Cambridge and London. Modern Mildenhall is an attractive looking town which still has many buildings and monuments that date back from its past.
CONTACT
Chairman/Treasurer: Mrs. Carol Moore
Tel: 01638 716689
Secretary: Richard John Alecock
Tel: 01638 711949 (mobile number 07748 604075)
Or by
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PROGRAMME
The group meetings will be held on the fourth Thursday of each month. Meetings will be held at the The Scout Hut, St. Andrews Street, Mildenhall and will start at 7.30pm. Cost per meeting is £1.50 (£2.00 for non-members) which includes tea/coffee and a biscuit.
| 2010 | Title | Speaker |
| 28 January | Education 1850 - 1939 | Nick Sign |
| 25 February | Bury St Edmunds Fair | Pat Murrell |
| 25 March | Research Evening (In Jubilee Centre) | |
| 22 April | TBA | |
| 27 May | AGM – followed by… "A talk on the Royal Observer Corp in East Anglia" | R. Blackwell |
| 24 June | In and Out of the Workhouse | Liz Carter |
| 22 July | TBA (Group Outing) | |
| August | NO MEETING | |
| 23 September | Historical Costumes | Mrs. Whitmore |
LINKS
Mildenhall Group - Mildenhall Group have their own website run by their vice-chairman.
Forest Heath - Mildenhall - Mildenhall pages on the Forest Heath 22 village sites and includes Parish Records for Burials for 1813-1900 and Marriages for 1559-1800
Mildenhall Museum - The website of the Mildenhall Museum in King Street. Lots of interesting information.
