Norton may refer to:

Places

Norton, meaning 'north settlement' in Old English, is a common place name. Places named Norton include:

Canada

* Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan * Norton Parish, New Brunswick ** Norton, New Brunswick, a village

United Kingdom

England

* Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, a district * Norton, South Hams, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

in Devon * Norton, Torridge, a

in Devon *

Norton, County Durham Norton is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It stands on higher ground to the south, further away from the River Tees than Stockton town centre. They are small areas west of the area called Roseworth an ...

, an area of Stockton-on-Tees * Norton, East Sussex, a

Norton, Gloucestershire Norton is a settlement and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. Overview The main settlements in the parish are the three hamlets of Norton (sometimes called Cold Elm Norton), Bishop's Norton and Prior's Norton. The parish is ...

, a civil parish * Norton, Hampshire, a hamlet near Sutton Scotney * Norton, Herefordshire, a civil parish near Bromyard * Norton, Hertfordshire, a village * Norton, Isle of Wight, a

* Norton, Kent * Norton, Northamptonshire, a village * Norton, Nottinghamshire, a village * Norton, Culmington, a

in Shropshire * Norton, Stockton, Shropshire, a

in Shropshire * Norton, Wroxeter and Uppington, a

in Shropshire * Norton, Somerset, a

Norton, Doncaster Norton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with North Yorkshire. The civil parish also includes the villages of Campsall and Sutton, and has a population o ...

, South Yorkshire, a civil parish * Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, a district *

Norton, Suffolk Norton is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. The name Norton means northern town or farm.

, a village *

Norton, Dudley Norton is a suburb and council ward in the town of Stourbridge, West Midlands. It has a population of 11,943 in an area of 569 hectares. The population is largely White British and self-identifies as predominantly Christian. History The area now ...

, West Midlands, a suburb and council ward in the town of Stourbridge * Norton, Arun, a

in West Sussex * Norton, Chichester, a

in West Sussex *

Norton, Wiltshire Norton is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about southwest of Malmesbury. The parish includes the hamlets of Foxley and Bremilham (also known as Cowage). The Sherston branch of the Bristol Avon forms the north boundar ...

, a civil parish *

Norton, Worcestershire Norton is a village in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, from the boundary of the City of Worcester, England. The village sits within the Norton Juxta Kempsey civil parish and is split in two by the M5 motorway, with the original villa ...

, a village near Worcester * Norton, east Worcestershire, a

near Evesham, Worcestershire *

Norton, Buckland and Stone Norton, Buckland and Stone is a small rural civil parish east of Teynham and west of the centre of Faversham in the borough of Swale, Kent, England. It is bypassed by the M2 to the south and traverses the historic A2, on the route of the Ro ...

, Kent, a civil parish * Norton Camp, a Bronze Age hill fort in Somerset *

Norton in Hales Norton in Hales is a village and 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 th ...

, a village and parish in Shropshire *

Norton-in-the-Moors Norton le Moors is in the north-east of the city of Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England, mostly within the city boundary, with the rest in the Staffordshire Moorlands district. Geography The suburb borders Ball Green in the north, Stockto ...

, an area of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire * Norton Juxta Twycross, a village in Leicestershire *

Norton-le-Clay Norton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the A1(M) motorway and north-west of Boroughbridge. It is one of the Thankful Villages Thankful Villages (also known as Bl ...

, a village and parish in North Yorkshire * Norton-on-Derwent, a town and parish in North Yorkshire * Norton Rural District (Yorkshire), a former local government area * Norton St Philip, civil parish in Somerset *

Norton-sub-Hamdon Norton-sub-Hamdon is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset, situated five miles west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 743. The village of Chiselborough i ...

, Somerset, a civil parish *

Chipping Norton Chipping Norton is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about south-west of Banbury and north-west of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the civil parish population ...

, West Oxfordshire, a civil parish *

King's Norton Kings Norton, alternatively King's Norton, is an area of Birmingham, England. Historically in Worcestershire, it was also a Birmingham City Council ward (politics), ward within the Government of Birmingham, England. The district lies 6.5 mil ...

, Birmingham, a town * King's Norton, Leicestershire, a village and civil parish *

Wood Norton, Norfolk Wood Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located east of Fakenham and north-west of Norwich. The villages name means 'North farm/settlement'. ' Wood' to distinguish from Pudding Norton. The civi ...

, a village and civil parish

Wales

* Norton, Monmouthshire, a

* Norton, Powys, a village * Norton, Swansea, a settlement in Mumbles * Norton, Penrice, a

in Swansea

United States

* Norton, Arizona, a populated place * Norton, Indiana, an unincorporated community *

Norton County, Kansas Norton County (standard abbreviation: NT) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,459. The largest city and county seat is Norton. The county was established in 1867 and named fo ...

Norton, Kansas Norton is a city in, and the county seat of, Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,747. History Norton was founded in 1872. Like the county, it was named for Capt. Orloff Norton. The f ...

, a city and the county seat * Nortonville, Kentucky, originally established as Norton *

Norton, Massachusetts Norton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and contains the villages of Norton Center and Chartley. The population was 19,202 at the 2020 census. Home of Wheaton College, Norton hosts the Dell Technologies Championship, a ...

, a town *

Norton, Missouri Norton is an unincorporated community in Saline County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Norton was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United ...

, an unincorporated community * Norton, New Jersey, an unincorporated community *

Norton, Ohio Norton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 12,085 at the 2010 census and 11,996 at the 2019 estimate. All but a small portion of the city is in Summit County and is part of the Akron metropolitan area; a part extends int ...

, a city *

Norton, Texas Norton is an unincorporated community in Runnels County, Texas, United States. According to the ''Handbook of Texas The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by th ...

, an unincorporated community * Norton, Vermont, a town * Norton, Virginia, a city * Norton, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *

Norton, Wisconsin The Town"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354-355 of Tainter is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 200 ...

, an unincorporated community *

Norton, Yolo County, California Norton (formerly, Ely) is an unincorporated community in Yolo County, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately ...

, an unincorporated community *

Norton Air Force Base Norton Air Force Base (1942–1994) was a United States Air Force facility east of downtown San Bernardino in San Bernardino County, California. Overview For the majority of its operational lifetime, Norton was a logistics depot and heavy-l ...

, California *

Norton Bay Norton Bay (''Kaŋiiqusuk'' in Inupiaq) is a waterway classified bay located on the northeastern part of the Norton Sound, on the Seward Peninsula in the Nome Census Area of the Bering Sea of the U.S. state of Alaska. The mouths of several rivers ...

, Alaska * Norton Reservoir, Massachusetts *

Norton Sound Norton Sound (russian: Нортон-Саунд) is an inlet of the Bering Sea on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, south of the Seward Peninsula. It is about 240 km (150 mi) long and 200 km (125 mi) wide. The Yukon ...

, Alaska, an inlet of the Bering Sea * Norton Township (disambiguation)

Elsewhere

* Norton, Sri Lanka, a village *

Norton, Zimbabwe Norton is a commuter town in the province of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe near Harare. It is located about 40 km west of Harare on the main road and railway line connecting Harare and Bulawayo. Demographics According to the 1982 Population Ce ...

, a town * Norton Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *

Chipping Norton, New South Wales Chipping Norton is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Chipping Norton is 27 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of t ...

, Sydney, Australia

People and fictional characters

* Norton (given name) * Norton (surname)

Music

* Norton (band), indie rock band from Portugal *

Norton Records Norton Records, is an independent record label founded by musicians Miriam Linna and Billy Miller in 1986. The label concentrates on rock, rockabilly, primitive music, punk, garage rock and early rhythm and blues.Norton (Symantec) Norton, formerly known as Norton by Symantec, is a brand of Gen Digital (formerly NortonLifeLock) based in Tempe, Arizona. Since being acquired by the Symantec Corporation in 1990, Norton offers a variety of products and services related to digi ...

, the computer security division of Symantec *

Norton Abrasives Norton Abrasives of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of abrasives for commercial applications, household, and automotive refinishing usage. Norton Company was founded in 1885 by a group of ceramists ...

Norton Healthcare Norton Healthcare is a Kentucky health care system with more than 40 clinics and hospitals in and around Louisville, Kentucky. The hospital and health care system is the Louisville area's third largest private employer, located at more than 140 l ...

, a healthcare system in Louisville, Kentucky *

Norton Motorcycle Company The Norton Motorcycle Company (formerly Norton Motors, Ltd.) is a brand of motorcycles, originally based in Birmingham, England. For some years around 1990, the rights to use the name on motorcycles was owned by North American financiers. From ...

, a British motorcycle manufacturer * W. W. Norton & Company, an American book publishing corporation

Titles

* Baron Norton, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * Norton baronets, four titles, all extinct

Other uses

* Norton (grape), a variety of grape also known as Cynthiana *

Norton tradition The Norton tradition is an archaeological culture that developed in the Western Arctic along the Alaskan shore of the Bering Strait around 1000 BC and lasted through about 800 AD. The Norton people used flake- stone tools like their predecessor ...

, an archaeological culture from the North American Arctic *

Norton's theorem In direct-current circuit theory, Norton's theorem, also called the Mayer–Norton theorem, is a simplification that can be applied to networks made of linear time-invariant resistances, voltage sources, and current sources. At a pair of ...

in electronics *'' Norton's Star Atlas'', a set of 16 celestial charts