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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Norton like this:
NORTON, a village in Oystermouth parish, Glamorgan; near Norton-Road r. station, 4¼ miles S W of Swansea.
Norton is now part of SWANSEA District. Click here for graphs and data of how SWANSEA has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Norton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Norton, in Swansea and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25173
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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