Great Ellingham
| Great Ellingham | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Great Ellingham Windmill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM019972 |
| Location: | 52°32’7"N, 0°58’34"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,267 (2021) |
| Post town: | Attleborough |
| Postcode: | NR17 |
| Dialling code: | 01953 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Breckland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South West Norfolk |
Great Ellingham is a village in Norfolk, two miles north-west of Attleborough and 15 miles south-west of Norwich, on the B1077 between Carbrooke and Ipswich.
The village pub, the Crown, has stood in the parish since 1784.[1] The pub remains open to this day.[2]
The wider civil parish also includes two hamlets: Bow Street and Stalland Common. The 2021 census recorded a parish population of 1,267.
History
Great Ellingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English Ellingahma, meaning 'Home of Ella's people.[3]
In the Domesday Book, Great Ellingham is listed as a settlement of 47 households in the Hundred of Shropham. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Henry de Ferrers and Ralph de Beaufour.[4]
Several fifteenth century buildings have survived in Great Ellingham including Mill Farmhouse,[5] Tannery Farm[6] and Ye Olde Thatche Shoppe.[7]
Great Ellingham Windmill was built in 1849 and ceased working in 1922. Today, the windmill is in the process of redevelopment.[8]
RAF Deopham Green spills into the parish of Great Ellingham which was home to the 452nd Bomb Wing of the US Eighth Air Force.[9]
Parish church
Great Ellingham's church, St James, on Church Street dates from the fourteenth century. It is a Grade I listed building.[10] St. James' remains open for Sunday services once a month.[11]
St. James' was heavily restored in the Victorian era as well as stained-glass installed by King & Son of Norwich.[12]
Teddy Bear Festival
The village is locally renowned for its annual Teddy Bear Festival, which runs for two weeks in July. Alongside other events, villagers build and display straw bears in their gardens to create a "Teddy Bear Trail". Since the start of the festival in 2004, around £50,000 has been raised for local good causes and charities.[13]
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References
- ↑ "Crown - Great Ellingham". https://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkg/gtellingham/gtelcr.htm.
- ↑ "The Crown". https://www.ellinghamcrown.co.uk/.
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ Ellingham Great Ellingham in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "MNF24605 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF24605.
- ↑ "MNF30928 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF30928.
- ↑ "MNF44024 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF44024.
- ↑ "Norfolk Mills - Gt Ellingham tower windmill". https://norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/gt-ellingham-towermill.html.
- ↑ "MNF4260 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF4260.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1248331: Church of St James, Great Ellingham (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "Great Ellingham: St James" (in en). https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10210/service-and-events/events-all/.
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatellingham/greatellingham.htm.
- ↑ "Great Ellingham 2025 Teddy Bear Festival" (in en-GB). https://www.teddyfestival.org/.