Illustration Christine Fuller The following article was published in the Diss Express on Friday 4th August, 1972: After a wet morning on Saturday, the Playing Fields Committee at Great Ellingham were pleased to see their work blessed by a sunny afternoon for the fete.The fete was opened by Mr H. J. Underwood, chairman of the…
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Death of Farmer George Newby of Long Street in 1874
The Norfolk News of 29th August 1874, reported the death at Great Ellingham of 59 year old George Newby. The report stated that George Newby was ‘greatly respected and deeply lamented by his family and friends’. I have not found a corresponding burial for George Newby in the Parish Registers for the Church of St…