Towns & cities · South East England
Mells
Mells — village and civil parish in Somerset, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Frome · 5.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Mells is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 647 people. Address: BA11. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, UK". Coordinates: 51.2397°, -2.3881°.
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Mells is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, near the town of Frome.
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Background
History
In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was known as "Mulne" meaning several mills. The parish was part of the hundred of Frome. Around 1500 Mells seems to have been known as Iron Burgh, as a result of the iron ore extracted in the area. The village hall was built in the 14th century as a tithe barn for Glastonbury Abbey and now serves as the village hall. During the 19th and early 20th centuries Mells and surrounding villages had several coal mines on the Somerset coalfield, much of which may have supplied the iron works of James Fussell. The Old Ironstone Works is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest due to the population of Greater and Lesser Horseshoe bats. The site is a…
Visiting
Mells was rated as among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" by Condé Nast Traveler in 2020. The publication recommends that visitors "marvel at the 15th-century New Street".
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- Coordinates
- 51.2397, -2.3881
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Mells
- Postcode
- BA11
- Parliamentary constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Population
- 647
- Nearest railway station
- Frome — 5.6 km
- Official site
- neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1863626 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mells, Somerset (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: StAndrews Mells4.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mells?
- Mells is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA11), in the parish of Mells.
- Is Mells free to visit?
- Yes, Mells is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mells?
- The nearest railway station is Frome, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA11.