Little Ellingham Explained

Official Name:Little Ellingham
Country:England
Region:East of England
Civil Parish:Little Ellingham CP
Static Image:St Peter's church, Little Ellingham.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:Saint Peter Parish Church, Little Ellingham
Population:250
Area Total Km2:6.24
Population Ref:(parish, 2011 census)[1]
Os Grid Reference:TM004992
Coordinates:52.5531°N 0.9565°W
Post Town:ATTLEBOROUGH
Postcode Area:NR
Postcode District:NR17
Dial Code:01953
London Distance:104miles
Website:https://www.littleellinghampc.info/

Little Ellingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[2] The village is north-west of Attleborough, north-west of its sister village of Great Ellingham, west-south-west of Norwich and north-east of London. The nearest railway station is at Attleborough for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

Little Ellingham is served by St Peter's Church[3] in the Benefice of Great Ellingham.[4]

History

The villages name means 'Homestead/village of Ella's people' or possibly, 'homestead/village at Ella's place'.

Little Ellingham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085.[5] In the great book, Little Ellingham is recorded by the names “Ailincham”, “Elincgham” and “Ellingham. The main landholder is the King but in the custody of William de Warenne and Godric. The survey also mentions 12 cattle and 34 goats.

Historic buildings

Located to the northwest of the church is Little Ellingham hall and its associated clock tower, both built in 1855. The brick tower, which stands at the centre of a group of cottages, is three stories high with a cupola on the top.[6] To the rear of the clock tower are the Hall farm buildings, now not presently in use, with their massive roofs.

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Little%20Ellingham

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 7 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Ordnance Survey Explorer Map, Sheet 237, Norwich, Wymondham, Attleborough and Watton,
  3. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/littleellingham/littleellingham.htm Norfolk churches
  4. http://www.norwich.anglican.org/church?benefice=162 Great Ellingham Benefice
  5. The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 191, Little Ellingham,
  6. Web site: mnf9110 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer . 8 May 2022 . Norfolk Heritage Explorer.