Norfolk: Great Ellingham
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Great Ellingham is about 7 miles W.S.W. of Wymondham.
See also Little Ellingham
and Ellingham
Cemeteries
- Great Ellingham Monumental Inscriptions
- [Parish Register Transcription Society, Medway Series, 2000?]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Rockland, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- The parish church is dedicated to St James.
-
Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St James
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St James
- Services, etc.
- Church of St James
- Description and picture.
- Elton, Derek Hurley
- Great Ellingham: St James Church.
[Great Ellingham, the Church, 1979]
- Lough, John William
- The Parish Church of Saint James, Ellingham Magna.
[Great Ellingham, 1950]
- Tench, Edwin J.
- The Church of Saint James, Great Ellingham.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society,
in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.22, 1926]
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- Great Ellingham Baptist Church
- Services, history and pictures.
- Great Ellingham Baptist Church
- History 1817-1854.
- Great Ellingham Reformed Baptist Church
- Pastor, services, etc.
Church Records
- Minns, George
- The Parish Registers of Great and Little Ellingham.
[19xx]
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms,
Marriages and
Burials.
- Edmonds, Jenifer A.
- Norfolk Non-Conformist Burials, 1700s-1800s.
Burial transcripts for Aylsham; Bacton Baptists (1826-1836);
Denton Independent Chapel (1806-1837);
Diss Presbyterian (1797-1836); Diss Methodists;
Foulsham Baptists (1785-1821); Gorleston;
Great Ellingham Baptists (1817-1837);
Great Yarmouth Old Meeting, Gaol Street Presbyterian (1800-1837);
Hapton Presbyterian (1808-1834);
Ingham Baptists (1785-1821);
King's Lynn Stepney Chapel (Particular Baptists) (1843-1857);
Lakenheath Methodists;
Neatishead Particular Baptists (1801-1837);
Norwich Octagon Presbyterian (1759-1826);
Norwich Princes Street Chapel (1819-1835);
Norwich St Clement Meeting House (1751-1836);
Norwich St Margaret Baptists (baptisms only);
Norwich St Mary's Meeting (1789-1856);
Norwich Tabernacle;
Rockland, South Creake (1795-1830);
Thetford Methodists;
Thetford Meeting House (and baptisms) (1822-1838);
Wells Independent Meeting House (1817-1837).
[Norwich, Worldwide Family History Services, CD, 2003]
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837
and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Great Ellingham
was in
Wayland Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Great Ellingham
- Parish council, pictures, events, etc.
- Great Ellingham Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Great Ellingham Tower Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Great Ellingham is in Shropham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Shropham Hundred
- Description of Shropham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
- Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners
- Statement of Claims (64): Great Ellingham.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1799.
[1799]
- Great Britain: Statute
- Great Ellingham Inclosure Act, 1799.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing, the common
fields, commons, and waste grounds, within the parish of Great
Ellingham, in the county of Norfolk.
[1799]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military History
- Great Ellingham Airfield
- Part of Deopham Green airfield was in Great Ellingham.
See Deopham
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World War 1.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
Population
These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the
10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and
single occupiers.
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1801 | 97 | 139 | 655 |
1811 | 100 | 142 | 670 |
1821 | 114 | 165 | 760 |
1831 | 122 | 181 | 882 |
1841 | 184 | -- | 838 |
1851 | 201 | -- | 794 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 182 | -- | 717 |
1871 | 182 | 193 | 746 |
1881 | 170 | 179 | 652 |
1891 | 156 | 156 | 603 |
1901 | 146 | 146 | 583 |
1911 | -- | 154 | 611 |
|
There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there
were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures
above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.
- 1861 Census
- "WAYLAND. The general decrease of population in the Attleborough
Subdistrict is mainly attributed to emigration."
Schools
- Watts, Jean E.
- Great Ellingham County Primary School Centenary, 1896-1996.
[Great Ellingham School, 1996]
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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