Mildenhall, Suffolk

Mildenhall
Mildenhall is located in Suffolk
Mildenhall
Mildenhall
Location within Suffolk
Area36.03 km2 (13.91 sq mi) inc. West Row
Population10,315 (2011) inc. West Row[1]
• Density286/km2 (740/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL710748
• London75 mi (121 km)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURY ST. EDMUNDS
Postcode districtIP28
Dialling code01638
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitewww.mildenhall.suffolk.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°20′41″N 0°30′32″E / 52.34461°N 0.50890°E / 52.34461; 0.50890

Mildenhall is a market town in the civil parish of Mildenhall High, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is near the A11, and is 37 mi (60 km) north-west of Ipswich.[2] The large Royal Air Force station, RAF Mildenhall, as well as RAF Lakenheath, are located north of the town. Both are used by the United States Air Force and Mildenhall is the headquarters of its 100th Air Refueling Wing and 352nd Special Operations Group. Mildenhall is often seen as the start of The Fens on the south/east.

Signpost in Mildenhall
  1. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics - Parish Headcounts". Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Explorer Map 226 - Ely & Newmarket. ISBN 0-319-21857-0.