Little Ellingham

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Little Ellingham

| country= England

| region= East of England

| shire_district= Breckland

| shire_county= Norfolk

| 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){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125690&c=Little+Ellingham&d=16&e=62&g=6447901&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1470592602391&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=7 August 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

| population_density=

| os_grid_reference= TM004992

| coordinates = {{coord|52.55305|0.95654|display=inline,title}}

| post_town= ATTLEBOROUGH

| postcode_area= NR

| postcode_district= NR17

| dial_code= 01953

| constituency_westminster=

| london_distance= {{convert|104|mi|km}}

| website = https://www.littleellinghampc.info/}}

Little Ellingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.Ordnance Survey Explorer Map, Sheet 237, Norwich, Wymondham, Attleborough and Watton, {{ISBN|0-319-23809-1}} The village is {{convert|4.6|mi}} north-west of Attleborough, {{convert|2|mi}} north-west of its sister village of Great Ellingham, {{convert|18.8|mi}} west-south-west of Norwich and {{convert|105|mi}} 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[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/littleellingham/littleellingham.htm Norfolk churches] in the Benefice of Great Ellingham.[http://www.norwich.anglican.org/church?benefice=162 Great Ellingham Benefice]

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.The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 191, Little Ellingham, {{ISBN|1-85833-440-3}} 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.{{Cite web |title=mnf9110 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer |url=https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF352-Parish-Summary-Little-Ellingham-(Parish-Summary) |access-date=8 May 2022 |website=Norfolk Heritage Explorer}}

File:Little_Ellingham_clock_tower.jpg

To the rear of the clock tower are the Hall farm buildings, now not presently in use, with their massive roofs.

File:Hall farm-4.jpg

References

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

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Category:Villages in Norfolk

Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk

Category:Breckland District

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