Population 2,324 (2001) Region West Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Worcestershire Dialling code 01905 UK parliament constituency Mid Worcestershire | OS grid reference SO868517 Country England Post town WORCESTER District Wychavon Civil parish Norton Juxta Kempsey | |
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Driving on woodbury lane church lane crookbarrow road norton worcestershire england
Norton is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from the boundary of the City of Worcester, England. The village is split in two by the M5 motorway, with the original village to the east.
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- Driving on woodbury lane church lane crookbarrow road norton worcestershire england
- New railway station
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The parish of Norton juxta Kempsey contains the settlement of Littleworth, and as its name suggests, adjoins Kempsey. 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 Norton Cricket Club. Worcester Norton Hockey Club also originates from the village, but now play and train at nearby Nunnery Wood High School, Worcester.
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 Metals Ltd, distributors of Morgan products, owned by two ex-Morgan employees, Dave Hill and Jim Ritchie.
A permanent military presence was established in the village with the completion of Norton Barracks in 1877.
New railway station
Plans are under discussion for a new Worcester railway station, Worcestershire Parkway Regional Interchange, that would link Norton with the main Cross Country Route to Plymouth, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Cheltenham.