Telephone list, 1951
No direct dialling here in those days: you had to speak to the operator (who was probably in the Post Office) and tell her (or him) you wanted “Elmswell 234”. There were two public call boxes, one in the station and the other at the Post Office.
Just as 01359 does now, the exchange covered other villages: Wetherden, Haughley New Street, Woolpit, Great Ashfield, Norton, Harleston and Hunston, plus Drinkstone Mills and Tostock Old Hall.
Elmswell only
| 336 | Andreasen | J. C. | St. Edmund's House | |
| 246 | Armstrong | R.J. | Hill Farm | |
| 228 | Baker & Sons | Millers | New Office | |
| 261 | Ball Garage | |||
| 349 | Barrett | T. G. | Hunston "Lodge | |
| 334 | Borley | W. J. | Ashfleld Road | |
| 242 | British Bailways | Booking Office | ||
| 353 | Burrows | A. | Dagwood Farm | |
| 384 | Chamen | G. P. | 1 Fox and Goose Cottages | |
| 284 | Coe | A. J. | 9 Jubilee Terrace | |
| 369 | Cooper | E. C. | The Willow House | |
| 331 | Co-operative Bacon Factory | |||
| 263 | Dyball | E. | Willow Farm House | |
| 381 | Fowle | H.T. | The Cottage, New Road | |
| 315 | Fox Hotel | |||
| 204 | Godbold | E. V. | Street Farm | |
| 268 | Green | Miss E. C. | "Lnges" | |
| 340 | Greenfleld | S. S. | Green Farm | |
| 275 | Harborne | Rev. E. D. | The Rectory | |
| 249 | Hawes | W. W. | Printer | |
| 316 | Henderson | J. W. | The Cedars | |
| 266 | Hicks | W.J. | White House Farm | |
| 285 | Hitchcock | B. C. | Norwood | |
| 207 | Hooper | J. M. | " Waveney | |
| 234 | Jacob | Mrs. E. V. | The Stores | |
| 229 | Jacob | W. F. | The Beeches | |
| 209 | Jewers | O. C. | Corn and Coal Merchant. | |
| 268 | Johnson | A. | Halfacre | |
| 310 | Kinder | G. | Holly Lodge | |
| 215 | Kirkwood | John | Elmswell Hall | |
| 383 | Last | F. W. | Church Avenue | |
| 277 | Last | W. E. | Station Road | |
| 281 | Leeks | W. A. | Sub Post Office | |
| 270 | Macdonald | Lt.-Col. J. P. | The Grange | |
| 347 | Matthews | W. N. | Dunelm | |
| 374 | McNeil | J. | Old Manor Farm | |
| 296 | Miller | B. H. | Haulage Contractor | Rose Lane |
| 233 | Minihane | T. W. | New Road | |
| 286 | Morgan-GranvilIe | Mrs. R. | Sunnyside | |
| 278 | Moy | Messrs. T. Ltd. | Station Yard | |
| 311 | Mulley Bros. | Builders | New Road | |
| 337/8 | Nunn | F. J. & Sons | Blackbourne Iron Works | |
| 382 | Nunn | W. O. | The Links | |
| 365 | Palmer | J. W. | Eastbury, School Road | |
| 329 | Paton | R. | Hillcroft | |
| 224 | Pease Transport Ltd. | Ashfield Road | ||
| 398 | Phillips | G. A. | Philric, Top Road | |
| 259 | Phillips | S. J. | Philomel, New Road | |
| 211 | Police | West Suffolk County | ||
| 387 | Porter | Capt. S. W. | Eastwood Farm | |
| 323/4 | Rannoch | John Ltd. | Egg Merchants | |
| 306 | Reckitt & Coleman | Ltd. | Crown Mill | |
| 350 | Reis | A. | Willow Wood Farm | |
| 230 | Vince | F. P. | Southview | |
| 345 | Wade | Mrs. F. R. | ||
| 366 | Woolnough | T. E. | Bunkers Hill Farm | |
| 227 | Wright | F. | New Road | |
| 239 | Wyatt | O.J. | Buttenhaugh | |
| 237 | Young | B.C. | Newhall |
All villages on the Elmswell exchange
| 271 | Addison | H. C. | Butcher and Grocer | Woolpit | |
| 341 | Air Ministry Guard Room | Great Ashfield | |||
| 336 | Andreasen | J. C. | St. Edmund's House | Elmswell | |
| 246 | Armstrong | R.J. | Hill Farm | Elmswell | |
| 314 | Armstrong | B. W. | Motor Engineer | New Street | Haughley |
| 373 | Baker | L. E. | Poplar Holding | Woolpit | |
| 228 | Baker & Sons | Millers | New Office | Elmswell | |
| 261 | Ball Garage | Elmswell | |||
| 294 | Barker | D. G. | Crawley Hall Farm | Norton | |
| 260 | Barker | J. H. | Kiln Farm | Great Ashfield | |
| 349 | Barrett | T. G. | Hunston "Lodge | Elmswell | |
| 304 | Bauly | J. E. | Manor Farm | Norton | |
| 355 | Beedell | E. | Box Tree Farm | Wetherden | |
| 309 | Bennett | W. H. | Horse Shoes | Norton | |
| 218 | Bevan | Mrs. E. M. | Plashwood | Haughley | |
| 247 | Black | D. & Sons | Hardings Farm | Norton | |
| 380 | Black | E | White House Farm | Wetherden | |
| 385 | Black | B | Rookery Farm | Wetherden | |
| 265 | Brewitt | C. P. | High Hall | Norton | |
| 213 | Brewitt | T. | The Cottage | Norton | |
| 242 | British Bailways | Booking Office | Elmswell | ||
| 326 | Brodhurst-Hill | Miss R. | Southleigh | Norton | |
| 240 | Brown & Aitken. Ltd. | Wetherden Hall | |||
| 334 | Borley | W. J. | Ashfleld Road | Elmswell | |
| 353 | Burrows | A. | Dagwood Farm | Elmswell | |
| 388 | Burrows | J. | White House Farm | Harleston | |
| 358 | Butcher | P. N. | The Hollies | Woolpit | |
| 301 | Butler | W. G. | Fish Shop | Woolpit | |
| 384 | Chamen | G. P. | 1 Fox and Goose Cottages | Elmswell | |
| 289 | Chapman | White House | Wetherden | ||
| 220 | Clover & Sons | Drinkstone Mills | |||
| 284 | Coe | A. J. | 9 Jubilee Terrace | Elmswell | |
| 295 | Coleman | Miss D. E. P. | The Elms | Hunston | |
| 369 | Cooper | E. C. | The Willow House | Elmswell | |
| 331 | Co-operative Bacon Factory | Elmswell | |||
| 232 | Copinger-Hill | Mrs. E. L. | Meadow End, Ashfield Road | Norton | |
| 360 | Cornish | Mrs. K. A. | Little London Farm | Wetherden | |
| 377 | Cross | A. B. | Swan Hotel | Woolpit | |
| 327 | Crosse | J. | Builder and Undertaker | High Street | Woolpit |
| 245 | Crothers | B. B. | Saffrons | Woolpit | |
| 243 | Curtis | W. J. | Little Orchard | Wetherden | |
| 217 | Diaper | J. H. | New Street | Haughley | |
| 287 | Dinning | B. | Hall Farm | Great Ashfield | |
| 386 | Dinning | T. | Lydhurst. | Great Ashfield | |
| 202 | District Nurse | Woolpit | |||
| 263 | Dyball | E. | Willow Farm House | Elmswell | |
| 364 | Ellis | J. E. | Fox Farm | Wetherden | |
| 255 | Elmer | D. G. | The Bakery | Woolpit | |
| 254 | Elmer | Miss N. V. | The Mills | Woolpit | |
| 216 | Errington | Comdr. B. H. | Tostock Old Hall | ||
| 330 | Fielder | D.B. | Little Fold | Hunston Green | |
| 381 | Fowle | H.T. | The Cottage, New Road | Elmswell | |
| 315 | Fox Hotel | Elmswell | |||
| 318 | Garson | W. A. | Pantiles, Little Green | Norton | |
| 282 | George | J. | The Bungalow | Wetherden | |
| 204 | Godbold | E. V. | Street Farm | Elmswell | |
| 273 | Gosling | Mrs. A. I. | Mutton Hall | Wetherden | |
| 268 | Green | Miss E. C. | "Lnges" | Elmswell | |
| 340 | Greenfleld | S. S. | Green Farm | Elmswell | |
| 367 | Hall | Mrs. A. W. | The Nook | Great Ashfield | |
| 379 | Hall | J.B. | Brook Cottage | Great Ashfield | |
| 238 | Hamlin | B. J. | St. Briavels | Wetherden | |
| 275 | Harborne | Rev. E. D. | The Rectory | Elmswell | |
| 394 | Harrison | H. J. | Church Gate | Woolpit | |
| 283 | Hawes | H. S. | Rookery Farm | Great Ashfield | |
| 249 | Hawes | W. W. | Printer | Elmswell | |
| 302 | Haywood | Miss A. | Thedwards | Wetherden | |
| 256 | Hayward | C. F. | Bull Inn | Woolpit | |
| 354 | Hayward | C. F. Ltd. | Bury Road | Woolpit | |
| 316 | Henderson | J. W. | The Cedars | Elmswell | |
| 205 | Henderson | Turner | Haughley Park | ||
| 266 | Hicks | W.J. | White House Farm | Elmswell | |
| 285 | Hitchcock | B. C. | Norwood | Elmswell | |
| 207 | Hooper | J. M. | " Waveney | Elmswell | |
| 317 | Hewlett | A. T. | Mill Lane Farm | Woolpit | |
| 225 | Hewlett | G. W. | Old Police Station | Woolpit | |
| 250 | Hewlett | R. A. | Heathgate Farm | Woolpit | |
| 352 | Jack's Cafe | Wetherden | |||
| 234 | Jacob | Mrs. E. V. | The Stores | Elmswell | |
| 229 | Jacob | W. F. | The Beeches | Elmswell | |
| 346 | James | A. E. | Arch Farm | Norton | |
| 209 | Jewers | O. C. | Corn and Coal Merchant. | Elmswell | |
| 268 | Johnson | A. | Halfacre | Elmswell | |
| 272 | Jones | Dr. R | Upper Lodge | Wetherden | |
| 310 | Kinder | G. | Holly Lodge | Elmswell | |
| 215 | Kirkwood | John | Elmswell Hall | ||
| 313 | Knight | Messrs. G. C. & F. C. | The Lodge Farm | Hunston | |
| 383 | Last | F. W. | Church Avenue | Elmswell | |
| 277 | Last | W. E. | Station Road | Elmswell | |
| 281 | Leeks | W. A. | Sub Post Office | Elmswell | |
| 293 | Levesley | H. T. | Grange Farm | Great Ashfield | |
| 300 | Lunmis | H. E. | Maypole Inn | Wetherden | |
| 270 | Macdonald | Lt.-Col. J. P. | The Grange | Elmswell | |
| 257 | MacDougall | C. E. | Red House | Norton | |
| 325 | Mahony | H. N. | The Grange Farm | Wetherden | |
| 351 | Manders | P. J. | The School House | Wetherden | |
| 307 | Manson | Rev. G. L. | The Rectory | Woolpit | |
| 235 | Marston | J. A. | Monks Close | Woolpit | |
| 322 | Mason & Co. | Grocers and Drapers | High Street | Woolpit | |
| 347 | Matthews | W. N. | Dunelm | Elmswell | |
| 374 | McNeil | J. | Old Manor Farm | Elmswell | |
| 221 | Miles | J. S. | Norton Hall | ||
| 357 | Miles | J. S. | Lea Farm | Great Ashfield | |
| 296 | Miller | B. H. | Haulage Contractor | Rose Lane | Elmswell |
| 233 | Minihane | T. W. | New Road | Elmswell | |
| 286 | Morgan-GranvilIe | Mrs. R. | Sunnyside | Elmswell | |
| 248 | Morley | F. B. | Butcher | Woolpit | |
| 200 | Moss | Miss A. F. | Esk Cottage | Wetherden | |
| 278 | Moy | Messrs. T. Ltd. | Station Yard | Elmswell | |
| 311 | Mulley Bros. | Builders | New Road | Elmswell | |
| 339 | Mulley | Messrs. F. W. & Sons | The Firs, Raggs Lane | Woolpit | |
| 312 | Norman | P. J. | The Wheatsheaf | Woolpit | |
| 337/8 | Nunn | F. J. & Sons | Blackbourne Iron Works | Elmswell | |
| 382 | Nunn | W. O. | The Links | Elmswell | |
| 335 | Ong | Mrs. A. | Little Stores | Wetherden | |
| 365 | Palmer | J. W. | Eastbury, School Road | Elmswell | |
| 321 | Parker | Mrs. A. M. | The Grange | Woolpit | |
| 392 | Parker | D.G. P. | Gable Cottage, Green Road | Woolpit | |
| 378 | Parr | W. H. | The Street | Woolpit | |
| 329 | Paton | R. | Hillcroft | Elmswell | |
| 224 | Pease Transport Ltd. | Ashfield Road | Elmswell | ||
| 291 | Perry | J. B. | The Green Road Garage Cottage | Woolpit | |
| 398 | Phillips | G. A. | Philric, Top Road | Elmswell | |
| 259 | Phillips | S. J. | Philomel, New Road | Elmswell | |
| 264 | Phoenix Bros. | Harleston Hall | |||
| 211 | Police | West Suffolk County | Elmswell | ||
| 212 | Police | West Suffolk County | Woolpit | ||
| 389 | Porter | H.C. | 11 New Road | Norton | |
| 387 | Porter | Capt. S. W. | Eastwood Farm | Elmswell | |
| 236 | Pound | A. | Lawn Farm | Woolpit | |
| 372 | Primmer | Mrs. M. S. | Chapel Cottage | Wetherden | |
| 308 | Prior | H. | Street Farm | Woolpit | |
| 206 | Pryme | P. W. | The Crossways | Woolpit | |
| 222 | Pye | Exors. of R. S. | Timber Merchants. | ||
| 366 | Rand E. & Sons (Engineers) Ltd. | Park Garage | Wetherden | ||
| 303 | Rand E. & Sons (Engineers) Ltd. | Bury Road | Wetherden | ||
| 323/4 | Rannoch | John Ltd. | Egg Merchants | Elmswell | |
| 362 | Raphael | C. | Haydon's | Norton Little Green | |
| 226 | Rayner | R. | Motor Engineer | Bury Road | Woolpit |
| 306 | Reckitt & Coleman | Ltd. | Crown Mill | Elmswell | |
| 350 | Reis | A. | Willow Wood Farm | Elmswell | |
| 393 | Rome | Lt.-Col. R. C. | Evergreen | Woolpit | |
| 276 | Rowland | E. R. | Ashfield Road | Norton | |
| 208 | Rous (Beyton) Ltd. | Albatross Garage | |||
| 241 | Royal Automobile Club (Sentry Box) | Haughley New Street | |||
| 262 | Rushbrook. W. R. | Grove Farm | |||
| 305 | Rust | Miss E. | Tyrrells | Woolpit | |
| 333 | Scholes | F. | Bakery | Great Ashfield | |
| 253 | Sellers | Miss G. E. | Goshawks | Wetherden | |
| 391 | Simpson & Scott | Brickworks | Woolpit | ||
| 370 | Skelton | F. | Restholme | Woolpit | |
| 368 | Smith | W.L. | Rudlen House | Woolpit | |
| 274 | Spink | E. W. | Willow Farm | Wetherden | |
| 214 | Stevens | Dr. N. | Woolpit | ||
| 376 | Stiff | C.F. | Bushes Farm | Haughley | |
| 348 | Stiggles | T. | The Manse | Wetherden | |
| 359 | Swan | Mrs. C. E. | Elm Cottage | Wetherden | |
| 297 | Tighe | E. F. | Clandore Guest House | Woolpit | |
| 363 | Troake | W. H. | Chapel Farm | Great Ashfield | |
| 203 | Tyrell | H. C. | Oak Tree Farm | Norton | |
| 230 | Vince | F. P. | Southview | Elmswell | |
| 345 | Wade | Mrs. F. R. | Elmswell | ||
| 361 | Wakelin | P. S. | Glenview | Great Ashfield | |
| 396 | Walters | J. S. | Slougli Farm | Great Ashfield | |
| 395 | Waring | Miss S. C. | Rags Lane | Woolpit | |
| 223 | Warrington | W. J. | Dale House | Woolpit | |
| 328 | Weaver | Rev. J. | The Rectory | Wetherden | |
| 319 | Wilson | Capt. A. H. | Batts Farm | Wetherden | |
| 231 | Wilson | Mrs. S. | Pine Lodge | Haughley New Street | |
| 375 | Wilson | Mrs. S.J. | Moorbridge Farm | Harleston | |
| 366 | Woolnough | T. E. | Bunkers Hill Farm | Elmswell | |
| 288 | Woolpit Brick Co. Ltd. | Woolpit | |||
| 267 | Woolpit Gravel Co. Ltd. | Woolpit | |||
| 227 | Wright | F. | New Road | Elmswell | |
| 280 | Wright | G. H. | Kiln Farm | Woolpit | |
| 239 | Wyatt | O.J. | Buttenhaugh | Elmswell | |
| 237 | Young | B.C. | Newhall | Elmswell |