Necton
Necton is a village situated on a turning off the A47 main road between Swaffham and East Dereham in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. As at the 2001 census it had a population of 1,865 residents and an area of 15.48 km2, increasing to a population of 1,923 at the 2011 census.
- Type: Village with 1,800 residents
- Description: village in Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Necton, Norfolk”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Church of All Saints and Church of St Andrew.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Pickenham and Great Fransham.
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Necton
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Necton, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6514° or 52° 39′ 5″ north
Longitude
0.777° or 0° 46′ 37″ east
Population
1,800
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
9F42MQ2G+HQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Necton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Necton”
- Dutch: “Necton”
- French: “Necton”
- Irish: “Necton”
- Ladin: “Necton”
- Polish: “Necton”
- Spanish: “Necton (Norfolk)”
- Spanish: “Necton”
- Swedish: “Necton”
- Turkish: “Necton”
- Welsh: “Necton”
- “Necton”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ivy Todd and Holme Hale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Necton Post Office and Necton VA Primary School.
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