Great Ellingham
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 Great Ellingham Windmill |
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  Great Ellingham |
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| Area | 11.14 km2 (4.30 sq mi) |
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| Population | 1,108 (2001 census[1]) |
| – density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM0194197215 |
| District | Breckland |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ATTLEBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | NR17 |
| Dialling code | 01953 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | South West Norfolk |
Coordinates: 52°32′07″N 0°58′34″E / 52.5353°N 0.9761°E
Great Ellingham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 1,114 hectares (2,750 acres) with a population of 1108 at the 2001 census,[2] though the district's 2007 estimate suggests that this may have risen to 1165. The village lies 2.5 miles north-west of Attleborough, 2 miles south-east of its sister village of Little Ellingham and 12 miles by road south from Dereham.
Great Ellingham is served by St James's Church[3] in the Benefice of Great Ellingham.[4]
Great Ellingham primary school teaches just over 150 pupils up to the age of 11.[5]
The Crown public house, one of six pubs that used to be in the village, was once called The Bell and dates from the mid-18th century.
The village is renowned locally[6] 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. [7]
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- ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ↑ Breckland Yearbook
- ↑ Norfolk churches
- ↑ Great Ellingham Benefice
- ↑ School profile
- ↑ "Teddy bears come out for the summer sun at Great Ellingham". East Anglian Daily Times. Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ Great Ellingham Teddy Bear Festival. "About the Great Ellingham Teddy Bear Festival". Great Ellingham Teddy Bear Festival. Retrieved 26 March 2016.