Norton in Hales | |
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Church of St Chad | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 620 (2011) [1] |
OS grid reference | SJ702386 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | market drayton |
Postcode district | TF9 |
Dialling code | 01630 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Norton in Hales is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.
It lies on the A53 between the town of Market Drayton and Woore, Shropshire's most northeasterly village and parish.
Staffordshire is to the east of the parish and Cheshire to the west. Also within the parish is the village of Betton and hamlet of Ridgwardine.
The parish church is Saint Chad's. Also within the village are Norton in Hales Church of England Primary School, the Hind's Head Inn, and a large playing field.
The monument to Frances, Lady Cotton (d. 1606) in St Chad's was designed by Inigo Jones around the year 1611. Her husband Rowland Cotton, who commissioned the tomb, was associated with the court of Prince Henry, as was Jones. The tomb is the earliest known work of Inigo Jones. [2]
Tunstall Hall is a Grade II* listed building, built in about 1732, formerly a girls' school, and now a residential home offering specialist care in dementia. [3] [4]
The engineer Samuel Owen, who later emigrated to Sweden where he became an industrialist, was born at Norton in 1774. [5]
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Norton in Hales is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 21 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, five are at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Norton in Hales and Betton and the surrounding countryside. The Shropshire Union Canal passes through the parish; two bridges crossing it and two mileposts on the towpath are listed. In the parish are two country houses which are listed together with associated structures. The oldest listed building in the parish is a church; this is listed together with items in the churchyard. The other listed buildings are houses, farmhouses, farm buildings, and a bridge carrying a road over the River Tern.
Stockton is a village and civil parish 17 miles (27 km) south east of Shrewsbury, in the Shropshire district, in the county of Shropshire, England. The parish includes the village of Norton and the hamlet of Higford. In 2011, the parish had a population of 331. The parish touches Astley Abbotts, Badger, Barrow, Beckbury, Broseley, Sutton Maddock and Worfield.
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