Population 519 (2011) Country England Post town Eye Local time Saturday 12:31 PM District Mid Suffolk | Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district IP23 Shire county Suffolk Dialling code 01379 | |
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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.
Map of Mellis, UK
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.
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