Great Moulton is mentioned in Domesday Book five times and had a relatively large population for a rural Norfolk village, consisting of more than seventy households (in 2011 there were over 300)[5] as well as a church.

Adjacent to the Great Eastern railway, midway between Tivetshall and Forncett stations, and seven miles NW of Harleston; and has a pub called Fox and Hound, of the name of Moulton, under Long Stratton.

The church has a round tower, surmounted by an octagonal lantern[7]In 1924, Charles Chute gave the advowson of the parish to Bertram Pollock, Bishop of Norwich, and his successors.

[8] A chapel originally found in Great Moulton was donated to the Museum of East Anglian Life and is a "tin tabernacle", which is common in the area.

[10] The village is served by the 1 bus route between Diss and Norwich, which has four stops within the parish.

The next most popular job for men was work in houses, furniture or decorations, with 8 male workers employed in this profession.