Great Ellingham

Great Ellingham is a village and civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk. 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. The civil parish also includes the hamlets of Bow Street and Stalland Common, and covers an area of 1,114 hectares (2,750 acres) with a population of 1108 at the 2001 census,[3] though the district's 2007 estimate suggests that this may have risen to 1165, then decreasing to a measured population of 1,132 in 470 households at the 2011 Census.

Great Ellingham
Great Ellingham Windmill
Great Ellingham Location within Norfolk
Area	11.14 km2 (4.30 sq mi)
Population	1,108 (2001 census[1]) 1,132 (2011)[2]
• 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
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk

Great Ellingham is served by St James's Church[4] in the Benefice of Great Ellingham.[5]

Great Ellingham primary school teaches just over 150 pupils up to the age of 11.[6]

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[7] 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.[8]