Aslacton is a village and

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in the

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. It is situated between

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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 20 ...

. 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

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. Its church, dating from 996AD, St Michael is one of 124 existing

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es in

. 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.

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Aslacton

External links

* .
Information from Genuki Norfolk
on Aslacton.
St Michael's on the European Round Tower Churches Website
* Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub

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