North Runcton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

[3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The parish of North Runcton is situated in the west of Norfolk, and is 4.3 miles (6.9 km) directly southeast of the town of King's Lynn.

As a boy, the English actor Michael Caine was evacuated to North Runcton from London during World War II.

A few metal objects have also been recovered from the parish including a late Anglo-Saxon stirrup strap of an unusual form found at Brooke Farm.

North Runcton has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 where its population, land ownership and productive resources were extensively detailed[7] In the great book North Runcton is recorded by the name of Runghetuna and Rynghetona.

Most of the exterior is constructed from brick and carrstone, but earlier Norman and possibly Anglo-Saxon materials have been incorporated.

[11] In the 19th century the advowson was "in the gift" of Trinity College, Cambridge and the banker, Daniel Gurney.

[12] North Runcton is a parish of the Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district council, which is responsible for the most local services.

For Westminster elections the parish forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency, represented by James Wild (Conservative).