Norton-le-Clay

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Norton-le-Clay
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Norton-le-Clay
Location within North Yorkshire
Population497 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference SE402711
Civil parish
  • Norton-le-Clay
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO61
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
List of places
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England
Yorkshire
54°08′03″N1°23′10″W / 54.134180°N 1.386020°W / 54.134180; -1.386020

Norton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

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Geography

It is situated near the A1(M) motorway and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Boroughbridge. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

History

It is one of the Thankful Villages that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918. [2]

1973 mid-air collision

There was a mid-air collision on Monday 7 May 1973, where a pilot in BAC Jet Provost ejected; the Jet Provost aircraft killed two people when it crashed. [3] [4]

Flt Lt M G Saunders was the pilot in Jet Provost XR647, and Flt Lt Wayne Durham was the navigator; both ejected. [5] In the other other Jet Provost XS216 was Flt Lt Richard Wallis and Flying Officer Derek Sage [6]

The south-west end of Norton-le-Clay Norton le Clay.jpg
The south-west end of Norton-le-Clay

References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Norton-le-Clay Parish (E04007402)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. Richardson, Charlotte (31 August 2013). "Village counts its wartime blessings" . The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. Times Tuesday May 8 1973, page 1
  4. Ripon Gazette Friday 11 May 1973, page 1
  5. XR647
  6. XS216

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