 In 1850 the village consisted of a single street, with West Ella Hall and its large grounds at the east end on the south side; the Manor House off a short track to the south; and less than twenty other buildings.A Weslyan Methodist church was built 1895, in other respects development of the village was unchanged at the beginning of the 20th century.During the first half of the 20th century there was little building growth in the village.