NORTON-SUBCOURSE, a village and a parish in Loddon district, Norfolk. The village stands 2 miles S of the river Yare, 2½ S S W of Reedham Junction r. station, and 3 E of Loddon; and is a widely scattered place. The parish comprises 1,882 acres; and its post town is Loddon, under Norwich. Real property, £3, 210. Pop.in 1851, 428; in 1861, 376. Houses, 92. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Sir H. Bacon, Bart. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £100.* Patron, Sir H. Bacon, Bart. The church is ancient but good; has a round tower; and occupies a commanding site. There are a national school and apoors' allotment, the latter yielding about £20 a year.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))