Norton | |
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![]() High Street, Norton | |
Location within County Durham | |
Population | 20,829 [1] |
OS grid reference | NZ443217 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Places | List |
Post town | STOCKTON-ON-TEES |
Postcode district | TS20 |
Dialling code | 01642 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Norton, also known as Norton-on-Tees, is a market town[2][3] in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, in County Durham, England.[4] The suburbs of Roseworth and Ragworth are notable areas of the town. Billingham Beck is to the east of the town, the beck flows to the south-east. The town also contains the areas of Wolviston and Wynyard which are to the north of the town and are wards of the town. The town had a population of 20,829 in the 2011 Census.[1]
The area's centre dates back to at least the Anglo-Saxon period. It was the centre of an ancient parish that once included the chapelry of Stockton, which became a separate parish in 1713.
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