Necton
| Necton | |
|---|---|
 All Saints', Necton | |
  Necton Location withinNorfolk | |
| Area | 15.48 km2(5.98 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,923UK census 2011[1] |
| •Density | 124/km2(320/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF878094 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Swaffham |
| Postcode district | PE37 |
| Dialling code | 01760 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Nectonis a village situated on a turning off theA47main road betweenSwaffhamandEast Derehamin theBreckland districtof mid-Norfolk.As at the 2001 census it had a population of 1,865 residents and an area of 15.48 km2(5.98 sq mi),[2]increasing to a population of 1,923 at the 2011 census. It has a number of facilities including a primary school, playing field, social club, pub, post office a shop, a butcher's and a Asda Express fuel station at the top of the village along the A47.
The place-name 'Necton' is first attested in theDomesday Bookof 1086, where it appears asNechetunaandNeketuna.The name means 'town or settlement by a neck of land'. (Necton is situated at the foot of a ridge.)[3]
All Saints' church, dating from the 14th century, although its tower was rebuilt in the 19th century, is at the centre of the village in theBeneficeof Necton. It is a grade I listed building.[4]One of its main attractions is the hammerbeam and archbraced nave roof with its carved angels.[5]
In the churchyard is a 14th-century grade II* listed table tomb reputed to be that of the Countess of Warwick.[6]
There is an old mill dating back to 1782 that was in full working order until the 1960s.[7]Necton tower mill had been converted into a single-storey dwelling with a flat roof by 1970, and it is presently a retail facility.
Necton Diner was a filming location for the locally-set filmThe Goob(2014).[8]An electricity substation planned in the parish is seen as vital to the harnessing of offshore wind-generated power, connecting turbines in the North Sea to the National Grid.[9]
Notable residents
[edit]- Nathan Fake,electronic musician,grew up in the village.[10]
Gallery
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All Saints tower, Necton - without the clock, sent for repairs (2022) -
The angel roof at All Saints -
14th century table tomb
Notes
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- ^"Civil Parish population 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved9 August2016.
- ^Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishesArchived2017-02-11 at theWayback Machine.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^Eilert Ekwall,The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names,p.337.
- ^Historic England."CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1152204)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved9 March2014.
- ^"All-Saints, Necton".Exploring Norfolk Churches.Retrieved21 March2022.
- ^Historic England."TABLE TOMB APPROXIMATELY 14 METRES SOUTH OF AISLE OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1077228)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved9 March2014.
- ^"Norfolk Mills Necton tower".Retrieved15 July2016.
- ^Russell, Sam (28 May 2015)."Norfolk-shot film The Goob gets Norwich premiere at Cinema City".EDP.Retrieved8 August2017.
- ^Shields, Mark (7 May 2019)."Great Yarmouth: How offshore wind is re-energising seaside town".BBC.Retrieved16 October2022.
- ^RA News: Nathan Fake enters his Steam DaysRetrieved 16 October 2016.
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