now a member of the Marlborough team ministry, alongside St Mary's at Marlborough and St George's, Preshute. Notable buildings Across the lane to the west of the churchyard are the 18th-century boundary brick wall, gate piers (with cornice and ball) and wrought iron gates of the former rectory. A large new rectory was built in 1862, in brick in a classical style, set back from the Marlborough road about a quarter of a mile west of the village; this house in turn was sold in 1965. At Poulton, further along the Marlborough road, Poulton House stands in grounds by the River Og; 20th-century expansion has brought the town almost to the opposite bank. Orbach describes the Grade II* listed house – dated 1706 and extended in the 19th century – as a perfect example of Queen Anne style. Amenities The village has a public house, the Horseshoe Inn. Until the early 21st century Mildenhall had a post office and village shop. The village hall was built in 1988. Mildenhall usually holds a village fete, usually in mid-September on the village playing field, as well as a Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night and a Duck Race using plastic ducks. Mildenhall publishes a monthly newsletter called The Parish Pump, a joint publication with the neighbouring village of Axford. There was a school, the Protestant Free School, in the village from 1824 to 1969. Designed in the shape of a cross by Robert Abraham, the former school is now a house. The Rabley Drawing Centre a short way outside the village includes a contemporary art gallery specialising in original prints and works on paper, and a studio which runs art courses and workshops. It represents international artists including Royal Academicians. Notable people Edward Pococke (1648–1726) was rector from 1692 until his death; there is a marble monument in the church. He was a son of the eminent Oriental scholar and clergyman Edward Pococke (1604–1691). George Lavington, later Bishop of Exeter, was born in 1684 at Mildenhall where his father Joseph was the rector. Tobias Young (d. 1824), painter, was probably born at Mildenhall Jack Ainslie (1921–2007), farmer and politician, lived and died in Mildenhall Reg Prentice, Baron Prentice (1923–2001), politician, died in Mildenhall See also Littlecote Roman Villa, a few miles east along the Kennet valley References External links Mildenhall Parish Council The Minal History (PDF), archived in 2005 Leaflet: a short history of