Norton, Doncaster

Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Not to be confused with Norton, Sheffield or Norton Lees.

Human settlement in England

Norton

West End Road with post office

Norton

Location within City of Doncaster

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Norton

Location within South Yorkshire

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Population| 4,625 (2011)
Civil parish|

* Norton

Metropolitan borough|

* City of Doncaster

Metropolitan county|

* South Yorkshire

Region|

* Yorkshire and the Humber

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| DONCASTER
Postcode district| DN6
Dialling code| 01302
Police| South Yorkshire
Fire| South Yorkshire
Ambulance| Yorkshire
UK Parliament|

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53°37′59″N 1°10′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.633°N 1.175°W﻿ / 53.633; -1.175

Norton is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, on the borders with North and West Yorkshire.

The civil parish also includes the villages of Campsall and Sutton, and has a population of 4,381,[1] increasing to 4,625 at the 2011 Census.[2] The northern boundary of the parish is marked by the River Went, while the Great North Road forms the western boundary.

## History

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Little is known about Norton until it was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 when it probably had a population of 100 who were solely concerned with agriculture. During the medieval period that followed, Robin Hood was associated with Barnsdale Forest to the west whilst the nearby village of Campsall grew in importance, gaining a chartered market and Norman church. However, Norton gets few mentions in any surviving records from this time.

At a later date, Norton Priory was developed on the banks of the River Went but this never grew to be particularly significant and was subsequently demolished following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1588. In 1745, Mary Ramsden of Norton died and left 50 shillings to the poor of Norton and ‘several estates’ to the master and fellows of Catherine Hall, Cambridge. Thus a Cambridge College became the Lord of the Manor of Norton and a handsome manor house was built in the village. In the 1800s the Forrester's Arms and the School Boy Inn were both established to serve the local population which would still be devoted to agriculture.

The Royal Hotel

Following the Industrial Revolution and the expansion of the railways, a station was opened in Norton in 1855 on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway’s Knottingley Branch. At the start of the 20th century there were rumours of the development of collieries at nearby Kirk Smeaton and Askern. As Norton was located between the two, a number of rows of red brick terraces were erected speculatively to house the anticipated influx of miners. Subsequently, Askern Colliery was opened in 1910 and a new red brick pub, the Royal Hotel, was built in Norton to serve the colliers of the village.

Throughout the 20th century small areas of housing have been built throughout the village and many of the original stone cottages with their long gardens have been demolished, and infilled with housing. The Manor House was pulled down in the 1970s and other older buildings have suffered the same fate since then, e.g. Hope Farm was demolished in 2002 to be replaced a small development of private housing.

## Village today

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In the 21st century Norton serves as a commuter village for people working in the nearby towns such as Doncaster and Pontefract. It retains one pub, a Working Mens Club and one village shop, but the only structure left of historic importance is the Grade II listed village water pump.[3]

## See also

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* Listed buildings in Norton and Askern

## References

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1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Doncaster Retrieved 27 August 2009
2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Norton Parish (E04000088)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
3. ^ Historic England. "Village pump immediately east of number 3, High Street (1314848)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

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Metropolitan districts|

* Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
* City of Doncaster
* Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
* City of Sheffield

Major settlements
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* Armthorpe
* Askern
* Barnsley
* Bawtry
* Bentley
* Chapeltown
* Conisbrough
* Cudworth
* Dinnington
* Doncaster
* Edlington
* Goldthorpe
* Hatfield
* Hoyland
* Maltby
* Mexborough
* Mosborough
* Penistone
* Rawmarsh
* Rossington
* Rotherham
* Royston
* Sheffield
* Stainforth
* Stocksbridge
* Swinton
* Thorne
* Tickhill
* Wath upon Dearne
* Wombwell
See also: List of civil parishes in South Yorkshire

Rivers|

* Dearne
* Don
* Dove
* Idle
* Loxley
* Rivelin
* Rother
* Sheaf
* Torne

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