In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mellis like this:
MELLIS, a village and a parish in Hartismere district, Suffolk. The village stands round a large green, traversed by the Great Eastern railway, 1¾ mile W of the Roman road to Norwich, and 3½ W of Eye; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Scole. The parish comprises 1,344 acres. ...
Real property, £2,503. Pop., 598. Houses, 119. The property is divided chiefly among six. The manor of St. John's belongs to G. H. Wilson, Esq.; and that of Pountney Hall, to Lord Henniker. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Valne, £148.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church dates from about the end of the 13th century; lost its tower about 1736; underwent internal restoration in 1859, but without re-erection of the tower; and contains a fine octagonal font, and monuments of the Yaxleys and the Clarkes. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a parochial school.
Mellis through time
Mellis is now part of Mid Suffolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Suffolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mellis itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mellis in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7495
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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