Norton is a ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the heart of the West Midlands and part of the wider Black Country. It sits on the outer edges of the town and combines suburban streets and council estates with pockets of older terraced housing and some semi‑rural green spaces, giving it a mixed residential character rather than a single centre.
Historically the area shares the Black Country’s industrial past with connections to coal and local manufacturing, but today it functions mainly as a residential community with local shops, schools and small business units; many residents commute to nearby centres such as Wolverhampton or Birmingham. Local community groups and regular neighbourhood events help sustain a strong local identity amid the gradual post‑industrial change.
Postcode districts covering Norton
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 12 miles19.2 km
- Wolverhampton 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Dudley 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Walsall 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Telford 20.9 miles33.7 km
- West Bromwich 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Solihull 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Sutton Coldfield 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Worcester 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Cannock 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Redditch 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Tamworth 23.3 miles37.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Stourbridge Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Pedmore & Stourbridge East Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- New Wood Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lye & Stourbridge North Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Amblecote Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Hagley West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stourton Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Hagley East Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Hagley Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Wordsley North Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Brierley Hill & Wordsley South Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Norton
DY8 2LW, DY8 3LJ, DY8 2TB, DY8 2LG, DY8 2EE, DY8 3YG, DY8 2DF, DY8 3AF, DY8 3EE … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 17.2 miles27.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 43.8 miles70.4 km
- Stourbridge Town Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Stourbridge Junction Railway Station 1 mile1.5 km
Hotels near Norton Ad
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Hogarths Stone Manor 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Brockencote Hall 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 9.4 miles15.2 km
- A Park View Hotel 3 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Hillscourt 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Oldbury 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The High Field Town House 10 miles16 km
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 4 6 miles9.6 km
Schools in Norton
- Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited Independent - all ages
- Gig Mill Primary School Primary
- Oldswinford C of E Primary School Primary
- Ridgewood High School Secondary
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Primary
- The Ridge Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hagley Hall Country house 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Aggborough Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Wyre Forest Forest 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Davenport House Estate 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Hewell Grange Estate 11.5 miles18.6 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 11.6 miles18.7 km