Tacolneston

{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.510278|1.155833|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Tacolneston

| population = 825

| population_ref = (2011)

| area_total_km2 = 6.45

| static_image = All Saints church in Tacolneston - geograph.org.uk - 1990222.jpg

| static_image_caption = The church of All Saints

| shire_district = South Norfolk

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| civil_parish = Tacolneston

| constituency_westminster = South Norfolk

| postcode_district = NR16

| postcode_area = NR

| post_town = NORWICH

| dial_code = 01508 (north part)

| dial_code1 = 01953 (south part)

| os_grid_reference =

| london_distance = {{convert|87|mi}} SW

}}

Tacolneston ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|æ|k|əl|s|t|ən}}) is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk District of Norfolk with a population of around 700,[http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/tacolneston_parish.asp "Tacolneston parish information"], South Norfolk Council measured at the 2011 Census as a population of 825.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129413&c=NR16+1AL&d=16&e=62&g=6450425&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441634104788&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=7 September 2015}} 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.[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/121/121060.pdf Tacolneston Church of England Primary School - Ofsted report]

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.[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/tacolneston/tacolneston.htm "All Saints, Tacolneston"], Norfolk Churches[http://www.acny.org.uk/6788/ "Tacolneston: All Saints, Tacolneston"], A Church Near You