Normanton on Soar | |
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Village and civil parish | |
The Old Post Office | |
Parish map | |
Location within Nottinghamshire | |
Area | 2.26 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
Population | 406 (2021) |
• Density | 180/sq mi (69/km2) |
OS grid reference | SK 520228 |
• London | 115 mi (185 km) SSE |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LOUGHBOROUGH |
Postcode district | LE12 |
Dialling code | 01509 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www.normanton-on-soar.co.uk |
Normanton on Soar (/ˈnɔːrməntən ... ˈsɔːr/), formerly known as Normanton-upon-Soar and known locally as Normanton, is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England near the River Soar. This historic village is home to one of the last operating chain ferries in the country, the only lived in cruck building in Nottinghamshire and a 13th-century Grade I listed parish Church.