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Tacolneston is a village in Norfolk, England. Tacolneston is a civil parish within the South Norfolk District with a population of around 700,〔("Tacolneston parish information" ), South Norfolk Council〕 measured at the 2011 Census as a population of 825.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Civil Parish population 2011 )〕 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.〔(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〔("All Saints, Tacolneston" ), Norfolk Churches〕〔("Tacolneston: All Saints, Tacolneston" ), A Church Near You〕 There is a canonical sundial, probably dating from the 12th century on the south wall. ==Notable residents== * Kenneth McKee, one of the pioneers of hip replacement surgery in the 1950s,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tacolneston village, Norfolk )〕 and who is now honoured with a bust at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Presentation to honour the pioneer of hip replacements )〕 * The Boileau baronets, who have lived at Tacolneston Hall since the baronetcy was created in 1838. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tacolneston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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