Norton is a village and

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in the Mid Suffolk district of the

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. The name Norton means northern town or farm.Norton Village website
Retrieved 2013-01-31. Located close to the A14, its nearest railway station is at Elmswell, just over away. The closest towns are Stowmarket away and Bury St Edmunds, around away.

History

The village once formed part of

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, which appears in the

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. Its agricultural past is reflected in the number of

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s in the village today that are former barns, stables and cartlodges.Norton, Suffolk
British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-01-31. An 1870s

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of Britain describes the parish as comprising 2,449 acres and having a population of 948. It also mentions it as a meet for the Suffolk

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The village today

Today the village has a population of around 800. Community facilities include a

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pub called "The Norton Dog" and a village shop located in the

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service station on Woolpit Road.Norton Dog
The Suffolk Real Ale Guide, CAMRA. Retrieved 2013-02-01./ A mobile Post Office is located next to the village hall every weekday afternoon. Norton has a pre-school next to the village hall and a

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voluntary primary school, with children generally moving on to middle school in the nearby communities of Ixworth and Beyton. Secondary education is provided at Thurston Community College. The community is served by three churches, with a

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church and

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citadel on Woolpit Road. The

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Church of St Andrew at Norton, located some way from the centre of the village, contains a collection of eight 14th century misericords and is believed to stand on the site of a

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church. Norton is served with a bus service to Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket which operates on a daily basis.

Little Haugh Hall

Near the village is Little Haugh Hall, a Grade II* listed building. In the 18th century it was the home of the antiquarian Cox Macro.

References

External links

Norton village website
{{authority control Villages in Suffolk Mid Suffolk District Civil parishes in Suffolk