Ecton, Northamptonshire

Ecton
Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Ecton Location within Northamptonshire
Population	466 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP827637
Civil parish	Ecton
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Northampton
Postcode district	NN6
Dialling code	01604
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
Website	Ecton Village
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°15′54″N 0°47′13″W / 52.265°N 0.787°W / 52.265; -0.787

Ecton is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. The village is just east of Northampton, just off the A4500 road. It was one of the first villages in Northamptonshire to be given conservation status.^{[citation needed][clarification needed]} The toponym is derived from the Old English words Ecca and tun, meaning "Ecca's farm/settlement."^[1]