There are four extinct baronetcies created for persons with the surname Norton: two in the

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, one in the

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and one in the

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. The Norton Baronetcy, of Rotherfield in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 May 1622 for Richard Norton,

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for

Petersfield Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth a ...

. The third Baronet represented

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and Petersfield in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1687.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> The Norton Baronetcy, of Charlton in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 27 April 1624 for Gregory Norton, subsequently Member of Parliament for

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and one of the regicides of

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. His eldest surviving son, Henry, the second Baronet, was disinherited by his father after opposing the

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and later represented Petersfield in Parliament. The title became extinct on Sir Henry's death in circa 1690. The Norton Baronetcy, of Cheston in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 18 June 1635 for Walter Norton. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in circa 1673. The Norton Baronetcy, of Coventry in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 23 July 1661 for Thomas Norton. The title became extinct on his death in 1691.

Norton baronets, of Rotherfield (1622)

Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet (c. 1582 – June 1646) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. In March 1608, Norton was set to join an embassy to Flor ...

(1582–) *Sir Richard Norton, 2nd Baronet (1619–1652) * Sir John Norton, 3rd Baronet (1619–1687)

Norton baronets, of Charlton (1624)

Sir Gregory Norton, 1st Baronet Sir Gregory Norton, 1st Baronet (1603 – 26 March 1652) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1645 to 1652. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I. No ...

(died 1652) *

Sir Henry Norton, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Norton, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1632ca. 1690) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659. Norton was the son of Sir Gregory Norton, 1st Baronet one of the regicides of King Charles I. He was disinherited by his father f ...

(died )

Norton baronets, of Cheston (1635)

*Sir Walter Norton, 1st Baronet (died ) *Sir Edward Norton, 2nd Baronet (died )

Norton baronets, of Coventry (1661)

Sir Thomas Norton, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Norton, 1st Baronet (1615 – 27 August 1691) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1685 to 1689. Norton was the son of Simon Norton, dyer of Coventry, and his wife Prudence Jesson, daughter of John Jesso ...

(–1691)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norton Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland 1622 establishments in England