Tacolneston

Tacolneston
Tacolneston
	Tacolneston Location within Norfolk
Area	6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population	825 (2011)
• Density	128/km2 (330/sq mi)
• London	87 miles (140 km) SW
Civil parish	Tacolneston;
District	South Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR16
Dialling code	01508 (north part); 01953 (south part)
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South Norfolk;

Tacolneston (/ˈtækəlstən/) is a village in Norfolk, England. Tacolneston is a civil parish within the South Norfolk District with a population of around 700,[1] measured at the 2011 Census as a population of 825.[2] Its name occurs in the 1086 Domesday Book as Tacoluestuna and is theorized to come from Anglo-Saxon Tātwulfes tūn, meaning "Tātwulf's farmstead", via an old handwriting misread 'n' for 'u'.

It is the location of the Tacolneston transmitting station, a facility for both analogue and digital VHF/FM radio and UHF television transmission.

Tacolneston Church of England Primary School, which has around 80 pupils aged 5–11, is situated on Norwich Road.[3]

The village is the site of the historic All Saints' Parish Church, which has a ring of six bells in its tower, part of which dates from the 14th century.[4][5]

Notable residents

Kenneth McKee, one of the pioneers of hip replacement surgery in the 1950s,[6] and who is now honoured with a bust at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital[7]
The Boileau baronets, who have lived at Tacolneston Hall since the baronetcy was created in 1838.

References

"Tacolneston parish information", South Norfolk Council
"Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
Tacolneston Church of England Primary School - Ofsted report
"All Saints, Tacolneston", Norfolk Churches
"Tacolneston: All Saints, Tacolneston", A Church Near You
"Tacolneston village, Norfolk". Retrieved 16 June 2009.
"Presentation to honour the pioneer of hip replacements". Retrieved 16 June 2009.

External links

Google Earth view of Tacolneston

Media related to Tacolneston at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "Tacolneston parish information", South Norfolk Council

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.

[3] Tacolneston Church of England Primary School - Ofsted report

[4] "All Saints, Tacolneston", Norfolk Churches

[5] "Tacolneston: All Saints, Tacolneston", A Church Near You

[6] "Tacolneston village, Norfolk". Retrieved 16 June 2009.

[7] "Presentation to honour the pioneer of hip replacements". Retrieved 16 June 2009.