Norton, Worcestershire

Norton is a village in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) 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 village to the east.

Norton

Broomhall Cottages
Norton
Location within Worcestershire
Population2,324 (2001)
OS grid referenceSO868517
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORCESTER
Postcode districtWR5
Dialling code01905
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

The village saw considerable development in 1990s, mainly centred on the large decommissioned military Norton Barracks, which have been converted into apartments.

The village is the location of St Peter's Garden Centre and Worcester Cricket Club. Worcester Norton Hockey Club also originates from the village, but now play and train at nearby Nunnery Wood High School, Worcester.

Economy

In 1939 Morganite Crucible, a subsidiary of Morgan Crucible, opened its works in the village. In 2010 the site, now closed, was sold for use as an industrial estate, but a Morgan presence remains in the form of Molten Metal Products Ltd, distributors of Morgan products, owned by two ex-Morgan employees, Dave Hill and Jim Ritchie.[1]

A permanent military presence was established in the village with the completion of Norton Barracks in 1877.[2]

Transport

Worcestershire Parkway railway station opened on 23 February 2020. This has a platform on the Birmingham to Bristol line with CrossCountry services which link to Cardiff, Bristol to the south also Birmingham and Nottingham to the north. There is another platform on the Oxford route to Worcester with Great Western Railway services.

References
  1. "Disused factory unit proves to be sound investment". 3 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. "Norton Barracks History". Retrieved 1 August 2009.


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