Norton, Northamptonshire

Norton
The village of Norton
Norton is located in Northamptonshire
Norton
Norton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population434 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP602638
Civil parish
  • Norton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDAVENTRY
Postcode districtNN11
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°16′09″N 1°07′01″W / 52.269108°N 1.116969°W / 52.269108; -1.116969

Norton is a village in West Northamptonshire. The population including Brokhall and Norton at the 2011 census was 434.[1] The village is about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Daventry, 11 miles (18 km) west of Northampton. Junction 16 of the M1 motorway is about 7 miles (11 km) south-east and the nearest railway station is at Long Buckby 3 miles (5 km) to the east. Near the village, on Watling Street, is the Roman settlement of Bannaventa.[2]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Bannaventa Roman Settlement (341769)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 October 2016.