Little Ellingham

Little Ellingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[2] The village is 4.6 miles (7.4 km) north-west of Attleborough, 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of its sister village of Great Ellingham, 18.8 miles (30.3 km) west-south-west of Norwich and 105 miles (169 km) 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

Saint Peter Parish Church, Little Ellingham
Little Ellingham
Location within Norfolk
Area6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population250 (parish, 2011 census)[1]
• Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM004992
• London104 miles (167 km)
Civil parish
  • Little Ellingham CP
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townATTLEBOROUGH
Postcode districtNR17
Dialling code01953
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
Websitehttp://lt-ellinghampc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/

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

History

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.

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. Ordnance Survey Explorer Map, Sheet 237, Norwich, Wymondham, Attleborough and Watton, ISBN 0-319-23809-1
  3. Norfolk churches
  4. Great Ellingham Benefice
  5. The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 191, Little Ellingham, ISBN 1-85833-440-3


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