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NORTON, a parish, with a village, in Faversham district, Kent; 2½ miles S S E of Teynham r. station, and 3½ W of Faversham. Post-town, Sittingbourne. Acres, 902. Real property, £2, 105. Pop., 124. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Norton Court, belongs to the Right Hon. S. R. Lushington. Provender belongs to Dowager Lady Knatch-bull; and Rushett, to J. R. Neame, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £306.* Patron, the Bishop of Rochester. The church is early English, in good condition; consists of nave and chancel, with a tower; and contains some beautiful mural tablets.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Norton Parish Faversham Poor Law Union/Registration District Kent Ancient County |
| Place: | Norton |
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