Norton-on-Derwent

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Norton-on-Derwent
Norton-on-Derwent (North Yorkshire)
Norton-on-Derwent

Norton-on-Derwent shown within North Yorkshire
Population 6,943
OS grid reference SE795714
 - London 231.3 mi
District Ryedale
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Malton
Postcode district YO17
Dialling code 01653
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Ryedale
List of places: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 54°07′58″N 0°47′00″W / 54.1328, -0.7834

Norton-on-Derwent is a town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It runs into Malton, the two are separated by the River Derwent. The 2001 census gave the population of the parish as 6,943. Both Malton railway station and Malton bus station are in fact located in Norton. Similarly Malton Bacon Factory, a large factory, is in fact in Norton.

Leisure facilities in Norton include Derwent Swimming Pool and Fitness Suite and Ryedale Skate Park. Norton also has a primary school, secondary school (certified technology college), which also now includes a newly built sixth form college, and a playgroup.

Norton-On-Derwent also has fields which are regulary used for racecourse training on horses.

From 1894 to 1974 it was an urban district in the East Riding of Yorkshire. [1]

Malton bacon factory.
Malton bacon factory.