It was around 1812 that John Whittred purchased a modest farm in Long Street from John Wiggett. The premises comprised a house with a barn, stable, yard and garden. The purchase also included some 30 acres of land. Much later, this farm became known as Cemetery Farm and, in more recent times, Home Farm. However…
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Owners & Occupiers of the Post Windmill in Mill Lane – Part I
Extract from 1802 Map of Great Ellingham. Russell James Colman PlansAll rights reserved Norfolk Record Office Cat. Ref. C/Ca 1/84. With kind permission of NRO The above extract from the 1802 Inclosures Map of Great Ellingham shows the position of the Post Mill in Mill Lane. Wikipedia describes a Post Mill as “the earliest type…