Little Ellingham emerges from the flat, sprawling expanse of the Breckland landscape as a quiet collection of flint-walled cottages and wide, open horizons. It lies 2.1 miles south-south-west of Hingham (from Hingham: bearing 213°T, OS grid TM 003 993), and is situated north-east of Rockland St Peter village. A solitary, ornate village sign stands at the heart of the crossroads, acting as a silent sentinel that marks the transition between the quiet lanes and the surrounding arable fields. The light here possesses a particular, pale clarity, casting long, thin shadows across the earth that seem to stretch toward the horizon with a patient, rhythmic persistence. To the north-west, the wildlife at Melsop Farm Park brings a sudden, vibrant stir of life to the otherwise still, agricultural plains. St Peter’s Church, with its sturdy tower, anchors the horizon, its weathered stone absorbing the damp, cool air that drifts in from the nearby marshy commons. Further out, the glassy surface of Scoulton Mere Sssi reflects the shifting grey and silver of the Norfolk sky, reminding the observer of the ancient, slow-moving water tables that sustain this level ground. Little Ellingham holds its own grounded, unassuming dignity, defined more by the vastness of the heavens above than by the reach of man-made structures.
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Live animated radar for Little Ellingham and surroundings — RainViewer.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Ellingham, Norfolk, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Little Ellingham includes coordinates 52.554778, 0.95413, in the county of Norfolk, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Little Ellingham is available on the Little Ellingham map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Norfolk weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.