Norton, Gloucestershire

Norton

St Mary's Church, Prior's Norton, Gloucestershire
Norton
 Norton shown within Gloucestershire
Population 439 
OS grid referenceSO856241
Civil parishNorton
DistrictTewkesbury
Shire countyGloucestershire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Gloucester
Postcode district GL2
Dialling code 01684
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentTewkesbury
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Coordinates: 51°54′55″N 2°12′37″W / 51.915402°N 2.210343°W / 51.915402; -2.210343

Norton is a civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire.

Overview

The main settlements in the parish are the three hamlets of Norton (sometimes called Cold Elm Norton), Bishop's Norton and Prior's Norton.[1]

The parish is bisected by the main A38 road that connects Gloucester and Tewkesbury, Bishop's Norton lying to its west and Prior's Norton to its east. Norton formerly lay on the road but is now bypassed. For the purposes of local government the parish forms part of the Tewkesbury (borough)

The village has a small school (Norton Church of England Primary School), a village hall, a sports pitch, a pub (The Red Lion at Wainlode Hill) and a church. ^


The parish of Norton had a population of 439 according to the 2011 census.[2]

Governance

Norton falls in 'Coombe Hill' electoral ward. This ward stretches from Deerhurst in the north to the edge of Gloucester. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 4,545.[3]

References

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