Mellis
Sign in to saveMellis 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 519
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Mellis
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.population
- 519
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.post_town
- Eye
- UK place.postcode_area
- IP
- UK place.postcode_district
- IP23
- UK place.dial_code
- 01379
- UK place.shire_county
- Suffolk
- UK place.shire_district
- Mid Suffolk
- UK place.hide_services
- Yes
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Mary's church, Mellis - geograph.org.uk - 1083145.jpg
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Mid Suffolk
- Population
- +519
- Image
- Mellis, Suffolk 03.JPG
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- P8168
- thermal energy
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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.
Mellis Common is a 59 hectare nature reserve. 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.