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Norton Green

Norton Green is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It is located just north of Freshwater (where the 2011 Census was included) in the west of the island.

50°41′34″N1°31′06″W / 50.6928°N 1.5184°W / 50.6928; -1.5184

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