Mildenhall, Wiltshire. Pronounced "Minall." West and south from London. This website shows the river in Mildenhall, the Kennett River. See www.communigate.co.uk/wilts/mildenhallcommunitysite/. Here is the parish church: Norman.
St. John the Baptist Church, Mindenhall (Minal), Wiltshire. See its website at ://www.marlboroughanglicanteam.org.uk/st-john-the-baptist-church.html/
Mildenhall, Wiltshire. St. John the Baptist Church. England
St. John the Baptist Church dates from the 9th century. Over the years, it expanded from the single tower and nave area.
There is another Mildenhall in Suffolk, the home of a large military base north from London. See www.oldcity.org.uk/eastanglia/towns/mildenhall.php.
Tiny.
How to get there?
We looked up Mildenhall, and nearly went in the wrong direction.
The Wiltshire Mildenhall is not on most maps, and was the home of the Mendenhall family, many of whom emigrated to the Kennett Square area, PA, close to the time of William Penn himself. in Pennsylvania, there is a Mendenhall Inn there, near Toughkenamon, PA. See our earliest photograph of a Mendenhall (Joseph or James??) at FN 1.
And find Kennett Square, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known for mushrooms. My husband Jon's mother was a Mendenhall - any reason for going anywhere is as good as any other. We like family roots places, no matter how remote.
Horseshoe Inn, Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England
Overnight: The Horseshoe Inn there has excellent food and is a fine central hub. Our best dinners in England were served here. On Sunday afternoons, people bring their umbrellas and blankets and chairs and picnic all afternoon on an empty area to the rear and beside. Very chummy. See www.britainexpress.com/History/english-parish-churches.
Minall as a name apparently came from the Romans' seeing Celts in homes that were dug half underground, both for climate control and for defense - the Romans called the Celts "mind-in-hole" -- and other derivations followed. The fields there are still named with the old names.
The homes there still have thatched roofs, and that is not uncommon.
Homes, thatched roofs, Mildenhall, Wiltshire
Thatching is a sensible building material. We didn't expect thatch on such large homes.
Then on to Salisbury: south of Mildenhall. The Great Cathedral, and nearby, Sarum, the site of the first church and town - were moved off the original hill because of insufficient water, I think.
Hotel lesson in Salisbury: if you like a room that faces on the main street, get a hotel room in the back, even though there are views from the front. We were there on party night, and hardly got any sleep. Or, take earplugs.
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FN 1
Joseph Mendenhall, family originally from Mildenhall
May I introduce Joseph Mendenhall, whose family, we believe, bought 85 acres of the original William Penn land grant in 1847, where the homestead and now restaurant are located. Is that so? Which of the several Joseph Mendenhalls is this one.
Search it: find a Joseph Mendenhall, Quaker bachelor, born 1829, some of his papers are at ://www.haverford.edu/library/special/aids/mendenhall/mendenhall.pdf /. There is another Joseph Mendenhall 1692-1748, see ://www.geni.com/people/Joseph-Mendenhall/6000000002603535782/ This one donated land for the old Kennet Meeting House (Quaker).
He is buried in Pennsbury Township.
The Mendenhall Inn in Kennett Square PA provided this information, of interest to us because Jon's mother was a Mendenhall. The Mendenhalls migrated from Mildenhall, Wiltshire, and settled in Concord, Delaware County, in 1684. Our info has Mildenhall dating to Celtic times, on through the Romans, and on. The family established the first station for the underground railroad over the PA line. The old barn of the homestead became a restaurant in 1968. Mendenhalls: see big website at ://www.mendenhall.org/
There are still Mendenhalls in the area around Kennett Square (double t's), but no longer in Mildenhall - moved recently to the next town. The Mendenhall family graves are at Ramsbury, town to the north. Look under Mildenhall; graves also at the
St. John the Baptist Church, Mindenhall (Minal), Wiltshire. See its website at ://www.marlboroughanglicanteam.org.uk/st-john-the-baptist-church.html/
Mildenhall, Wiltshire. St. John the Baptist Church. EnglandSt. John the Baptist Church dates from the 9th century. Over the years, it expanded from the single tower and nave area.
There is another Mildenhall in Suffolk, the home of a large military base north from London. See www.oldcity.org.uk/eastanglia/towns/mildenhall.php.
Tiny.
How to get there?
We looked up Mildenhall, and nearly went in the wrong direction.
The Wiltshire Mildenhall is not on most maps, and was the home of the Mendenhall family, many of whom emigrated to the Kennett Square area, PA, close to the time of William Penn himself. in Pennsylvania, there is a Mendenhall Inn there, near Toughkenamon, PA. See our earliest photograph of a Mendenhall (Joseph or James??) at FN 1.
And find Kennett Square, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known for mushrooms. My husband Jon's mother was a Mendenhall - any reason for going anywhere is as good as any other. We like family roots places, no matter how remote.
Horseshoe Inn, Mildenhall, Wiltshire, EnglandOvernight: The Horseshoe Inn there has excellent food and is a fine central hub. Our best dinners in England were served here. On Sunday afternoons, people bring their umbrellas and blankets and chairs and picnic all afternoon on an empty area to the rear and beside. Very chummy. See www.britainexpress.com/History/english-parish-churches.
Minall as a name apparently came from the Romans' seeing Celts in homes that were dug half underground, both for climate control and for defense - the Romans called the Celts "mind-in-hole" -- and other derivations followed. The fields there are still named with the old names.
The homes there still have thatched roofs, and that is not uncommon.
Homes, thatched roofs, Mildenhall, WiltshireThatching is a sensible building material. We didn't expect thatch on such large homes.
Then on to Salisbury: south of Mildenhall. The Great Cathedral, and nearby, Sarum, the site of the first church and town - were moved off the original hill because of insufficient water, I think.
Hotel lesson in Salisbury: if you like a room that faces on the main street, get a hotel room in the back, even though there are views from the front. We were there on party night, and hardly got any sleep. Or, take earplugs.
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FN 1
Joseph Mendenhall, family originally from MildenhallMay I introduce Joseph Mendenhall, whose family, we believe, bought 85 acres of the original William Penn land grant in 1847, where the homestead and now restaurant are located. Is that so? Which of the several Joseph Mendenhalls is this one.
Search it: find a Joseph Mendenhall, Quaker bachelor, born 1829, some of his papers are at ://www.haverford.edu/library/special/aids/mendenhall/mendenhall.pdf /. There is another Joseph Mendenhall 1692-1748, see ://www.geni.com/people/Joseph-Mendenhall/6000000002603535782/ This one donated land for the old Kennet Meeting House (Quaker).
He is buried in Pennsbury Township.
The Mendenhall Inn in Kennett Square PA provided this information, of interest to us because Jon's mother was a Mendenhall. The Mendenhalls migrated from Mildenhall, Wiltshire, and settled in Concord, Delaware County, in 1684. Our info has Mildenhall dating to Celtic times, on through the Romans, and on. The family established the first station for the underground railroad over the PA line. The old barn of the homestead became a restaurant in 1968. Mendenhalls: see big website at ://www.mendenhall.org/
There are still Mendenhalls in the area around Kennett Square (double t's), but no longer in Mildenhall - moved recently to the next town. The Mendenhall family graves are at Ramsbury, town to the north. Look under Mildenhall; graves also at the
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I wonder if you have any documentary evidence that the Mendenhalls originated from Mildenhall- other than their surname?
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