In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Norton like this:
NORTON, a village and a parish in Presteigne district, Radnor. The village stands on a small affluent of the river Lug, near the boundary with Hereford, 2½ miles N N W of Presteigne, and 3¾ S S E of Knighton r. station; is a small place, but nominally a borough; and anciently had a castle. ...
The parish comprises 3, 144 acres. Post-town, Presteigne, Radnorshire. Real property, £2, 223. Pop., 313. Houses, 58. Norton Hall is a chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £147. Patron, R. G. Price, Esq. The church has an embattled tower.
Norton through time
Norton is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Norton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Norton, in Powys and Radnorshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8398
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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