Cold Norton is a village on the

Dengie Peninsula __NOTOC__ Dengie is a peninsula in Essex, England, that once formed a hundred of the same name (sometimes spelled Dengy). The peninsula is formed by the River Crouch to the south, the Blackwater to the north, both of which are tidal, and the N ...

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, England. It is located in rural countryside 10 miles to the east of

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, and lies just over a mile to the north of the

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, which can be seen from the village's main hill. Nearby villages include

Purleigh Purleigh is a village on the Dengie peninsula about south of Maldon, Essex, Maldon in the English county of Essex. The village is part of the Purleigh ward of the Maldon (district), Maldon district. The place-name 'Purleigh' is first attested ...

and North Fambridge. Administratively, Cold Norton forms part of the

ward in the district of Maldon. There are 412 dwellings, some industrial and commercial enterprises and the Three Rivers Golf and Country Club. There are two golf courses at Three Rivers Golf and Country Club, The 18 hole 6449 yard par 72 Kings Course and the smaller 18 hole par 64 Jubilee Course. Cold Norton Primary School is in St Stephens Road. The local parish church, St Stephen's, was the location of the first

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marriage ceremony to be conducted by a woman priest. The Stow Maries Aerodrome is situated within Cold Norton. It is a grade II listed

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aerodrome built to defend

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from

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attack. 24 buildings remain standing, which have been sympathetically restored. The Norton Public House was reopened in August 2009 being run on a voluntary basis by local residents with the cooperation of the owners of the freehold. It was featured in the television series ''Save our Boozer'' shown on UKTV Blighty. The village hall has secured £348,500 from the Big Lottery Fund. The money comes from the lottery fund's community buildings programme.

References

External links

Cold Norton - Parish Council
Villages in Essex {{Essex-geo-stub