Ecton is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is in the borough of Wellingborough and according to the 2001 census had a population of 439. The village is just east of Northampton.

The ancestors of Benjamin Franklin lived in the village.

There is a website about the village at http://www.ectonvillage.co.uk and a discussion forum at http://www.villageforum.co.uk/ecton

Villages in Northamptonshire