Norton, Gloucestershire

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Norton
Gloucestershire
Norton parish church.jpg
St Mary's Church, Prior's Norton, Gloucestershire
Location
Grid reference: SO856241
Location: 51°54’55"N, 2°12’37"W
Data
Population: 439
Post town: Gloucester
Postcode: GL2
Dialling code: 01684
Local Government
Council: Tewkesbury
Parliamentary
constituency:
Tewkesbury

Norton is a village in Gloucestershire consisting of three hamlets and associated farms: Norton (or Cold Elm Norton), Bishop's Norton and Prior's Norton.[1] The parish of Norton had a population of 439 according to the 2011 census.

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.

The village has a small school (Norton Church of England Primary School), a village hall, a sports pitch, a pub (The Red Lion at Wainlode Hill) and a church.

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