Norton in Hales
Norton in Hales is a village and parish in Shropshire, England.
Norton in Hales | |
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Church of St. Chad | |
Norton in Hales Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 620 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ702386 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | market drayton |
Postcode district | TF9 |
Dialling code | 01630 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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 the west. Also within the parish is the village of Betton and hamlet of Ridgwardine.
The parish church is Saint Chad's. Also within the village are Norton in Hales Church of England Primary School, the Hind's Head Inn, and a large playing field.
Tunstall Hall is a Grade II* listed building, built in about 1732, formerly a girls' school, and now a residential home offering specialist care in dementia.[2][3]
The engineer Samuel Owen, who later emigrated to Sweden where he became an industrialist, was born at Norton in 1774.[4]
See also
References
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Tunstall Hall - Norton in Hales - Shropshire - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "History of Tunstall Hall Care Centre". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Post". nortoninhales.