Norton, Runcorn

Norton is an area in the eastern part of the town of Runcorn, in the Halton district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was originally a separate village 3 miles (5 km) to the east of Runcorn, but in the 1970s and 1980s became absorbed within Runcorn by the expansion of its new town.

Norton
Norton Cross stone
Norton
Location within Cheshire
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West

History

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Norton (spelt as Nortune) was held as two manors.[1] The major event in the early history of the settlement came in 1134 when William fitz William, the third Baron of Halton, moved a community of canons from a site near Runcorn Gap to a site near the village to found Norton Priory.[2] In 1888–92 Norton Water Tower was built to the south of the village as a balancing reservoir on the water pipeline between Lake Vyrnwy in North Wales and Liverpool.[3] Norton remained a small community until the growth of the new town.[4]

Norton was formerly a township in the parish of Runcorn,[5] in 1866 Norton became a separate civil parish,[6] on 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished and merged with Runcorn and Daresbury.[7] In 1961 the parish had a population of 126.[8]

Present day

The area is currently residential and is divided into two electoral wards.[9] Norton North has a population of 6,494,[10] and Norton South of 7,227.[11]

See also

References
  1. Starkey 1990, p. 7.
  2. Starkey 1990, p. 9.
  3. Starkey 1990, p. 162.
  4. Starkey 1990, p. 222.
  5. "History of Norton, in Halton and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  6. "Relationships and changes Norton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  7. "Runcorn Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  8. "Population statistics Norton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  9. Wards, Halton Borough Council, retrieved 10 June 2010
  10. Norton North ward profile, Halton Borough Council, retrieved 10 June 2010
  11. Norton North ward profile, Halton Borough Council, retrieved 10 June 2010
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