Mildenhall
Mildenhall is a Town in the county of Suffolk.
There are great places to visit near Mildenhall including some great fens, nature reserves, historic buildings, villages and historic monuments.
There are a number of fens near to Mildenhall including Lopham Fen.
Nature Reserves to visit near Mildenhall include Lopham Fen.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Mildenhall including Ickworth.
Mildenhall is near some unmissable villages like Elveden,
The area around Mildenhall's best historic monuments can be found at Elveden Monument.
Mildenhall History
There are some historic monuments around Mildenhall:
Places to see near Mildenhall
History of Mildenhall
With the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, ownership of the town was transferred to Edward North, 1st Baron North, whose son, Roger North, became resident in Mildenhall for a time. Ownership of the Mildenhall estate remained with the North family for many decades. It was Henry North, who upon retirement, built the Manor house at Mildenhall. Sir Henry North was elected MP for Suffolk in 1673, but he died a bachelor and so ownership of the estate passed to Sir Thomas Hanmer. Hanmer was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in 1714 and spent little time in his estate, he also died without an heir and ownership then passed to Thomas Bunbury, who also became MP for Suffolk. The Bunbury family held the manor of Mildenhall until the estate was broken up in 1933. RAF Mildenhall was officially opened in 1934 and served as a base for RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. In 1950, the US Air Force took over its operation.
