Norton, Gloucestershire

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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 Pimary School), village hall, two pubs (The King's Head and The Red Lion) and a church.

References

  1. ↑ Tewkesbury Borough Council

Coordinates: 51°55′00″N 2°12′38″W / 51.916696°N 2.210636°W / 51.916696; -2.210636


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