Norbury, Staffordshire

Norbury
Norbury
	Norbury Location within Staffordshire
Population	371 (2011 Census)
District	Stafford;
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stafford
Postcode district	ST20
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stone;
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°48′29″N 2°19′16″W / 52.808°N 2.321°W

Norbury is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, in west Staffordshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 census was 371.^[1]

It is situated close to the Shropshire border, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Newport, just south of the A519 Newport to Newcastle-under-Lyme road, and two miles south-east of Woodseaves.

Canal

The village gave its name to Norbury Junction, about one mile to the south-east. At one time (1835), this was a junction between the main Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal (later to become part of the Shropshire Union Canal) and a branch stretching south-west through Newport to link to the now-abandoned Shrewsbury Canal.

Church

The body of the Parish Church of St Peter is constructed in sandstone, dates from the 14th century, and is mainly in Decorated style. There is a canonical sundial on the south wall. The tower, built in 1759, is in brick, and in Georgian style. The church was restored in 1826–29, when the north vestry and west gallery were added. Inside the church are well-preserved medieval roofs, and a tomb recess containing an effigy dating from the 14th century.^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Roger Northburgh (probably born in Norbury – died 1358) a cleric, administrator and politician who was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield from 1321 until his death.^[4]
Richard Barnfield (1574 in Norbury – 1620) an English poet with an obscure though close relationship with William Shakespeare.^[5]^[6]^[7]
William Lloyd, Archdeacon of Durban (1802–1881) was an Anglican clergyman, brought up in Shugborough Hall; was rector of Norbury

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Staffordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin. pp. 211–212. ISBN 0-14-071046-9. OCLC 1108113.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter, Norbury (1242976)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
^ "Northburgh, Roger de" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 41. 1895.
^ "Barnfield, Richard" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 03 (11th ed.). 1911.
^ "Barnfield, Richard" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 03. 1885.
^ Massai, Sonia (2004). "Barnfield, Richard (bap. 1574, d. 1620)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1487. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

External links

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[2] Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Staffordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin. pp. 211–212. ISBN 0-14-071046-9. OCLC 1108113.

[3] Historic England. "Church of St Peter, Norbury (1242976)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

[4] "Northburgh, Roger de" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 41. 1895.

[5] "Barnfield, Richard" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 03 (11th ed.). 1911.

[6] "Barnfield, Richard" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 03. 1885.

[7] Massai, Sonia (2004). "Barnfield, Richard (bap. 1574, d. 1620)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1487. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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