Norton is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of

Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. The Norton and Cuckney, and the Holbeck and Welbeck parishes ceased to exist on , after which they were merged into the present enti ...

, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

, England. It is just north of

Cuckney St Mary’s Church Norton/Cuckney, thumb Cuckney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, located between Worksop and Church Wa ...

, and is home to a number of

farmstead A farmstead refers to the buildings and service areas associated with a farm. It consists of a house belonging to a farm along with the surrounding buildings. The characteristics of a specific farmstead reflect the local landscape, which provides ...

s. Lying within the original extent of

Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest is the remnants of an ancient royal forest, Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, within the East Midlands region in England. It has association with the legend of Robin Hood. The forest was proclaimed by William the Conqueror and ...

, and on its present edge, and lying within the

Welbeck Abbey Welbeck Abbey is an English country house near the village of Welbeck in the Bassetlaw District of Nottinghamshire. It was the site of a monastery belonging to the Premonstratensian order, and after the Dissolution of the Monasteries a residen ...

Estate. Norton was formerly a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

in the parish of Cuckney, In 2001 the parish had a population of 140. Norton became a civil parish in 1866, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Cuckney to form "

Norton and Cuckney Norton and Cuckney is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw District, Bassetlaw district, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The overall area had a population of 351 at the ...

", On 1 April 2023 it became part of

. It is located not that far from the county's border with

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

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Villages in Nottinghamshire Former civil parishes in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw District Sherwood Forest {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub

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