Necton is a village situated on a turning off the A47 main road between

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in the

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of mid-

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. As at the 2001 census it had a population of 1,865 residents and an area of , 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 butchers and a Co-op and fuel station at the top of the village along the A47. The place-name 'Necton' is first attested in the

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of 1086, where it appears as ''Nechetuna'' and ''Neketuna''. The name means 'town or settlement by a neck of land'. (Necton is situated at the foot of a ridge.) Necton_All_Saints_Tower

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 the

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of Necton. It is a grade I listed building. One of its main attractions is the hammerbeam and archbraced nave roof with its carved angels. Angel_ceiling_Necton

In the churchyard is a 14th-century grade II* listed table tomb reputed to be that of the Countess of Warwick. Table_tomb_Necton

There is an old mill dating back to 1782 that was in full working order until the 1960s. 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 film ''

The Goob ''The Goob'' is a 2014 British film. It was made by BBC Films and directed by Guy Myhill from his own screenplay. Plot "Goob" Taylor (Liam Walpole) is a school leaver with an abusive stepfather, trapped in rural poverty in Norfolk. He clashes wit ...

'' (2014).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.

Notable residents

Nathan Fake Nathan Fake is an English electronic music artist from Necton in Norfolk, England, who has released singles as well as three albums on the label Border Community Recordings. In 2006, his debut album ''Drowning in a Sea of Love'' was released ...

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ian, grew up in the village.RA News: Nathan Fake enters his Steam Days
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{{authority control Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk Breckland District