{"id":205,"date":"2014-12-10T13:55:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpaulevans.net\/fodfhtnew\/norton\/"},"modified":"2024-04-21T13:06:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T12:06:14","slug":"norton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/about-the-forest\/kelly-s-directory-1879\/norton\/","title":{"rendered":"Norton"},"content":{"rendered":"

NORTON\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>formerly NORTUNE is a village and parish, 5 miles north-north-east from Gloucester, 7 west-by-north from Cheltenham and 7 south-by west from Tewkesbury, in the Eastern division of the county, Dudstone and King\u2019s Barton hundred, Gloucester union and county court district, rural deanery and archdeaconry of Gloucester and diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, situated on the high road from Gloucester to Tewkesbury.\u00a0\u00a0The river Severn flows through the parish on the western side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The church of St. Mary consists of a chancel, nave and embattled tower containing 6 bells; the church has been thoroughly restored at a cost of nearly \u00a31,400, and was re-opened by the bishop of the diocese in 1876.\u00a0\u00a0The register dates from the year 1686.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The living is a vicarage, yearly value about \u00a3120, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol and held by the Rev. William Ferguson Steele, B.A. of St. John\u2019s College, Cambridge.\u00a0\u00a0Here is a chapel for Wesleyans, situated on Norton Green. There is a charity of \u00a34 yearly value connected with this parish.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Norton House with extensive grounds, the property of Charles B. Walker, esq. and residence of John Watts, esq. is situated here.\u00a0\u00a0Nathan Dyer, esq. of Breadon, who is lord of the manor of the eastern portion of the parish, and Charles B. Walker, esq. lord of the western part, are the chief landowners. The soil is a deep clay, in many parts mixed with round pebble stones, but produces good crops, and is equally applied to pasture, arable and meadow; subsoil, clay.\u00a0\u00a0The area is 1,870 acres; rateable value, \u00a33,489; the population in 1871 was 430.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parish Clerk\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0William Loveridge<\/span><\/p>\n

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Letters from Gloucester arrive at 10 a.m.; Box is cleared at 5.15 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0The nearest money order office is at Gloucester<\/span><\/p>\n

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School<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Miss Elizabeth Bull, mistress<\/span><\/p>\n

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CARRIERS TO GLOUCESTER (passing through & returning same days)<\/span><\/p>\n

Martin, from Tewkesbury, wed & sat<\/span><\/p>\n

Clifford, from Apperley, sat<\/span><\/p>\n

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RESIDENTS<\/span><\/p>\n

Steele Rev. Wm. Ferguson, B.A. Vicarage<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuthill Henry<\/span><\/p>\n

Watts John, Norton House<\/span><\/p>\n

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COMMERCIAL<\/span><\/p>\n

Alecock John, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Bailey Hannah (Mrs.), shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Bainbridge Thomas, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Ball Edwin, miller, Norton mill<\/span><\/p>\n

Cook William, farmer, Ivy House farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Green John farmer, Norton House farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Healing Charles, carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n

Healing William, carpenter & builder<\/span><\/p>\n

Hobbs James, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

James William, chair manufacturer<\/span><\/p>\n

James William,\u00a0\u00a0jun.\u00a0\u00a0Red Lion<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Johnson William, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Long Thomas, farmer, Norton court<\/span><\/p>\n

Nash William, blacksmith<\/span><\/p>\n

Newman John blacksmith<\/span><\/p>\n

Peters Alfred, shoe maker<\/span><\/p>\n

Peters Thomas, shoe maker<\/span><\/p>\n

Simmons William,\u00a0Kings Head<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Townsend Henry, butcher<\/span><\/p>\n

Warder Simon, cattle dealer<\/span><\/p>\n

Weaver James William, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NORTON\u00a0formerly NORTUNE is a village and parish, 5 miles north-north-east from Gloucester, 7 west-by-north from Cheltenham and 7 south-by west from Tewkesbury, in the Eastern division of the county, Dudstone and King\u2019s Barton hundred, Gloucester union and county court district, rural deanery and archdeaconry of Gloucester and diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, situated on the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":241,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53768,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205\/revisions\/53768"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}