Tacolneston

Tacolneston (/ˈtækəlstən/) is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk District of Norfolk 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'.

Tacolneston
The church of All Saints
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
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.510278°N 1.155833°E / 52.510278; 1.155833

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.