Great Ellingham is a small village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, set in gently rolling agricultural countryside a short drive from the market towns of Attleborough and Wymondham. The village retains a compact, traditional feel with a parish church, village hall, green spaces and a scattering of period cottages and farmsteads that reflect its rural setting.
Historically medieval in origin and recorded in older county records, Great Ellingham has evolved from an agriculture-led economy to a community where many residents commute to nearby towns and Norwich. Local life centres on community events, parish organisations and a couple of village pubs, giving it the quiet social cohesion typical of Norfolk villages while remaining within easy reach of larger services.
Postcode districts covering Great Ellingham
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Thetford 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Stowmarket 24 miles38.6 km
- Mildenhall 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Diss 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Attleborough 2.3 miles3.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Workhouse Common Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Little Ellingham Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Rocklands Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Rockland All Saints Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Attleborough Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Hingham & Deopham Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Besthorpe Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Deopham Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Hingham Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Morley St. Peter Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Great Ellingham
NR17 1LU, NR17 1FW, NR17 1HR, NR17 1LL, NR17 1TG, NR17 1HS, NR17 1TF, NR17 1LX, NR17 1TN … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Stansted Airport 54.7 miles88 km
- Attleborough Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Eccles Road Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
Hotels near Great Ellingham Ad
- The White Hart Hotel 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Breckland Lodge 2.6 miles4.1 km
- The Griffin Hotel 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Park Farm Hotel & Leisure 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Townhouse Hotel 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Watton by Verve 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
Schools in Great Ellingham
- Great Ellingham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Snetterton Heath Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Saham Wood Forest 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 8.7 miles14 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 12.5 miles20 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 16.1 miles25.9 km