Norton
Parish in the County of Durham
Etymology
The parish consists of a single township. In the south-east the surface is low and flat, in the west and north it rises to some 170ˈ above sea level.The soil around Norton is rich and loamy, to the west it is red clay on sand and gravel. In 1905 there were 1,607 acres of arable, the chief crops being oats, barley, potatoes and turnips; 2,410 acres were grassland and there were 24 acres of woods and plantations. The place was famous for market gardens. Old industries included brick and tile making, brewing, pottery, a glass factory, tannery and iron working. In 1913 a large part of the original parish was incorporated in the borough of Stockton, VCH III304.
Major Settlements
Other places in this Parish
Other OS name
- Blakeston Hall, Blakeston Lane
- Brookdale Fm
- The Close
- Darlington Back Lane
- Durham Rd
- Grange Fm
- Grassy Nook
- Hardwick Dene, Hardwick Fm, Hardwick Field
- Harrogate Cottage, Harrogate Lane
- High Newham, High Newham Cottage
- Holme Ho
- Holstone Ho
- Howden Hall, Howden Ho
- Middlefield
- High Middle Field, Low Middle Field
- New Bridge
- North Meadows Cottage
- Norton Hardwick
- Ouston Moor, Ouston Moor Ho
- Ragworth
- Summerville Fm
- Thorny Close
- Bishopsgarth
- The Oaks
- Out Barn
- Piper Knowle Lane
- Redmarshall East Junction, Redmarshall West Junction
- Rosedale Fm, Rosedale Gdns
- Roseworth
- Smurthwaites
- Summerhouse Square
- Two Mile Houses, Two Mile Nurseries
- West Newlands Fm
- White House Fm, White House Plantn
- The Willows
- Woodbine Cottages
- Yarm Back Lane
- Newham Grange Park
- Norton Grange
- Norton West Junction, North East Junction