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Mildenhall (st. Andrew's) in Suffolk County England History and GeographyMILDENHALL (ST. ANDREW'S), a market town and parish in the hundred of LACKFORD, county of SUFFOLK, 38½ miles (N.W.) from Ipswich, and 70 (N.N.E.) from London, containing 2974 inhabitants. The town is situated on a tributary of the river Ouse, called the Lark, which is navigable along the south and west boundaries of the parish, on the high road from Norwich to London through Newmarket. It is large, including, besides one principal and several smaller streets, others of considerable extent, forming detached portions, reaching towards the fens on the east. The streets are neither lighted nor paved, but the inhabitants are plentifully supplied with water from wells and springs. There is a small spinning-mill for raw silk, which affords employment chiefly for children; but the principal branch of commerce is the exportation of grain and other commodities. A market is held on Friday, which is well supplied with fish, wild fowl, and provisions in general; and there is a fair on the 10th of October, for toys, pedlary, &c. A manorial court is held twice or thrice a year, as occasion requires. A high constable is annually appointed; but the town is within the jurisdiction of the county magistrates, who meet occasionally for the despatch of business. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Sudbury, and diocese of Norwich, rated in the king's books at £22. 8. 1½., and in the patronage of Sir Henry Edward Bunbury, Bart. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is a large handsome structure with a lofty tower; the ceiling is of wood-work, richly carved, and the entrance is through a highly-finished old English porch; in the interior are several ancient monuments. There are places of worship in the parish for Baptists, those in the late Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, and Wesleyan Methodists. A National school for children of both sexes is supported by subscription. An almshouse for four widows was founded, in 1722, by Sir Thomas Hanner; the inmates have 2s.6d. a week, and an allowance for coal, clothes, &c. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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