Normanton on Soar
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 The Old Post Office |
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  Normanton on Soar |
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| OS grid reference | SK520228 |
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| – London | 117 miles / 188 km |
| Civil parish | Normanton on Soar |
| District | Rushcliffe |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LOUGHBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | LE12 |
| Dialling code | 01509 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Rushcliffe |
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Coordinates: 52°48′12″N 1°14′06″W / 52.8034°N 1.235°W
Normanton on Soar (/ˈnɔrməntən ən ˈsɔr/), formerly known as Normanton-upon-Soar and known locally as Normanton, is a village and civil parish in the south of Nottinghamshire in England near the River Soar. Nearby villages include Zouch, Sutton Bonington, and Stanford on Soar.
Description
The ancient parish of Normanton on Soar occupies 1,449 acres about 13 miles south-west of Nottingham. The post town for Normanton is Loughborough leading to the confusion of being in Nottinghamshire but with a Leicestershire post code.
The 1881 census reported that the village had 322 inhabitants.[1] The village is now home to between 450 and 500 inhabitants.
Normanton contains a primary school called Normanton-on-Soar Primary School. It also has a Grade I Listed church built between 1141 and 1147 and the Church of St. James. The volunteer staffed Village Shop is behind the Village Hall which was built in 2007. The pub is called "The Plough" and is beside the river.[2]
Gallery
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Spring flowers at the entrance to the village.
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The Plough.
See also
References
- ↑ 1881 Census: Normanton on Soar.
- ↑ Normanton-On-Soar Village Website, retrieved 27 April 2014
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Normanton on Soar. |
- Normanton-On-Soar Village Website
- http://johntheartist.wix.com/john-the-artist Website of a local Artist