Aslacton is a village and
civil parish
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in the
English
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county
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of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
. It is situated between
Norwich
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and
Diss, and is near
Great Moulton
Great Moulton (also known as Moulton St Michael) is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Until the 16th century it also included the Little Moulton parish.
It covers an area of and had a population of 699 in 289 households at the 2 ...
. The closest town to Aslacton is
Long Stratton
Long Stratton is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It historically consisted of two villages; the larger, Stratton St. Mary, is to the south, and the other, Stratton St. Michael, is to the north. It had a population of 4,424 in the ...
.
The village name means 'Aslakr's farm/settlement'.
The civil parish has an area of 4.88 square kilometres and in the
2001 census had a population of 416 in 161 households, the population increasing to 434 at the 2011 census,
then to 445 at the 2021 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the
district
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of
South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 197 ...
.
Its church, dating from 996AD, St Michael is one of 124 existing
round-tower church
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es in
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
.
Aslacton has a primary school. It used to have a pub, now the building is used as a private residence. The village post office has closed. As of recent, it also has floristry services.
See also
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Aslacton Windmill
Aslacton Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Aslacton, Norfolk, England which is derelict.
History
Aslacton Mill was probably built in 1834, although there was a mill in Aslacton as early as 1751. Benjamin Gibson is the first recorded miller ...
References
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Aslacton
External links
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Information from Genuki Norfolkon Aslacton.
St Michael's on the European Round Tower Churches Website*
Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
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