Greens Norton
| Greens Norton | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Bartholomew's church, Greens Norton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP670499 |
| Location: | 52°8’36"N, 1°1’20"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,526 (2011) |
| Post town: | Towcester |
| Postcode: | NN12 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Daventry |
| Website: | greensnortonparishcouncil.org.uk |
Greens Norton is a village in Northamptonshire, just over a mile north-west of Towcester. It is on Watling Street.
At the 2011 census the parish, including Caswell and Duncote, had a population of 1,526.
History
In the Middle Ages the village was known a simply 'Norton' and was a royal domain of Edward the Confessor and later William the Conqueror. In the 14th century the whole village was sold to Sir Henry de Grene for a total of 20 shillings, hence the name 'Grene's Norton', which today was modernized to just Greens Norton.
Parish church
The Grade I listed parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew and is Saxon in origin.[1][2] Its tall spire, last rebuilt in 1957, is a landmark for miles around. The architect H. R. Gough rebuilt the chancel arch in 1882.[1] There are monuments and a brass to members of the de Grene or Greene family.[1] The church is in the Diocese of Peterborough, and the benefice of Towcester with Caldecote and Easton Neston and Greens Norton and Bradden (The Tove Benefice).[3][4]
About the village
Greens Norton has a pub, a post office, a village shop, a primary school, a playground and playing field, a butcher and a doctors' surgery. The village is the northern terminus of the Grafton Way footpath, and there is a local nature reserve, Greens Norton Pocket Park. The village holds an annual village show, affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society, has a Neighbourhood Watch scheme, and produces a free bi-monthly village newsletter.
Although there was never a railway train station|station at Greens Norton, there was once a junction here, where the lines of the Stratford and Midland Junction Railway from Towcester to Stratford, and Towcester to Banbury diverged. In 1910 however, the physical connection was removed, leaving two separate single lines running side by side from here into Towcester.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Greens Norton) |
- Parish Council
- Greens Norton, Northamptonshire at A Vision of Britain
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1961; 1973 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3
- ↑ National Heritage List 1040874: Church of St Bartholomew (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "St Bartolomew, Greens Norton". Church of England. https://www.achurchnearyou.com/greens-norton-st-bartholomew/. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "St Bartholomew, Greens Norton". http://www.tovebenefice.org.uk/st-bartholomew-greens-norton/. Retrieved 9 July 2016.