In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Norton Lees like this:
NORTON-LEES, a village in Norton parish, Derby; near the boundary with Yorkshire, 5 miles S S E of Sheffield.
The location is where the name "Norton Lees" appears on the modern 1:25,000 map. Additional information about this locality is available for Norton
Norton Lees through time
Norton Lees is now part of Sheffield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sheffield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Norton Lees itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Norton Lees, in Sheffield and Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26408
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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