Norton, Runcorn
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  Norton Location within Cheshire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
Norton is an area in the eastern part of the town of Runcorn, in the Halton district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was originally a separate village 3 miles (5 km) to the east of Runcorn, but in the 1970s and 1980s became absorbed within Runcorn by the expansion of its new town.
History
[edit]In the Domesday Book of 1086, Norton (spelt as Nortune) was held as two manors.[1] The major event in the early history of the settlement came in 1134 when William fitz William, the third Baron of Halton, moved a community of canons from a site near Runcorn Gap to a site near the village to found Norton Priory.[2] In 1888–92 Norton Water Tower was built to the south of the village as a balancing reservoir on the water pipeline between Lake Vyrnwy in North Wales and Liverpool.[3] Norton remained a small community until the growth of the new town.[4]
Norton was formerly a township in the parish of Runcorn,[5] in 1866 Norton became a separate civil parish,[6] on 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished and merged with Runcorn and Daresbury.[7] In 1961 the parish had a population of 126.[8]
Present day
[edit]The area is currently residential and is divided into two electoral wards.[9] Norton North has a population of 6,494,[10] and Norton South of 7,227.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Starkey 1990, p. 7.
- ^ Starkey 1990, p. 9.
- ^ Starkey 1990, p. 162.
- ^ Starkey 1990, p. 222.
- ^ "History of Norton, in Halton and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Norton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Runcorn Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Norton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Wards, Halton Borough Council, retrieved 10 June 2010
- ^ Norton North ward profile, Halton Borough Council, retrieved 10 June 2010
- ^ Norton North ward profile, Halton Borough Council, retrieved 10 June 2010
- Sources
- Starkey, H. F. (1990), Old Runcorn, Halton: Halton Borough Council
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