Norton
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.269, -1.109 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 60 63 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 (Daventry) |
Norton is a small rural village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, set in the gently rolling fields typical of the county. The settlement retains a compact, historic core of stone and brick cottages and a parish church, with farmland and hedgerows forming much of the surrounding landscape; its quiet lanes and footpaths make it a pleasant spot for walkers and cyclists.
Locally the economy has long been rooted in agriculture, though many residents now commute to nearby towns such as Northampton and beyond. Community life revolves around the village hall and occasional local events, while listed buildings and traces of earlier settlement give the place a reassuringly long history without feeling like a museum piece.
Postcode districts covering Norton
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 24.8 miles
- Coventry 19.2 miles
- Milton Keynes 22.1 miles
- Northampton 10 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 18 miles
- Nuneaton 23.8 miles
- Rugby 9.2 miles
- Kettering 19.2 miles
- Kettering Town 19 miles
- Corby 23.4 miles
- Wellingborough 17.3 miles
- Bletchley 24.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Daventry East Ward 0.9 miles
- Whilton Parish 1.3 miles
- Brockhall Parish 1.3 miles
- Dodford Parish 1.9 miles
- Welton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Daventry Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Long Buckby Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Watford Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Daventry West Ward 2.9 miles
- Weedon Bec Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Flore Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Newnham Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Norton
NN11 2FY, NN11 2NQ, NN11 2LW, NN11 2ND, NN6 7PE, NN11 2LY, NN7 4JZ, NN11 2NF, NN11 2EL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 29.8 miles
- East Midlands Airport 39.9 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 2 miles
- Northampton Railway Station 8.8 miles
Hotels near Norton Ad
- Fawsley Hall 4 5.2 miles
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- Days Inn Watford Gap 3 2.7 miles
- Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club 3 4.2 miles
- Crossroads by Chef & Brewer Collection 3 2.9 miles
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 7.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 5.8 miles
- Plough Hotel 4 9.3 miles
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9 miles
- Mercure Northampton 4 9.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 6.4 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 7.8 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 8.3 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 10.5 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 11.3 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 12.1 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.7 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 13.7 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.8 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.8 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.8 miles
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.9 miles