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== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


Norton-on-Derwent is commonly known as Norton in Yorkshire and is an Ancient parish which included Welham; the civil parish is Norton on Derwent in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire. The present church of St Peter replaced an older parish church. <br>
NORTON, a '''parish''', in the union of Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York, ¼ of a mile (E. S. E.) from Malton; containing the hamlets of Sutton and Welham. This parish is separated from that of Malton by the river Derwent. The road from York to Scarborough passes through the village, and a handsome stone bridge over the river connects it with the town of Malton. There is a place of worship for '''Wesleyans'''.
 
<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51185#s1 A Topographical Dictionary of England] ''(1848), pp. 439-441. Adapted. Date accessed: 23 October 2013.</ref>  
The church of St Peter, Langton Road, Norton has been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-329716-church-of-st-peter-norton-on-derwent+ British listed building]<br>
 
See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton-on-Derwent+ Norton-on-Derwent Wikipedia]<br>
 
NORTON, '''a parish''', in the union of Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, '''E. riding of York''', ¼ of a mile(E. S. E.) from Malton; containing, with the hamlets of Sutton and Welham, 1644 inhabitants. '''There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.'''
 
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NORTON, '''a township, in the parish of Campsall''', union of Doncaster, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, '''W. riding of York''', 8½ miles (N. byW.) from Doncaster. '''Here is a place of worship for Wesleyans. '''<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51185  A Topographical Dictionary of England] ''(1848), pp. 439-441. Date accessed: 23 October 2013.</ref>  


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