East Norton
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Coordinates: 52°36′01″N 0°50′42″W / 52.60027°N 0.84501°W
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East Norton shown within Leicestershire |
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| Population | 94 |
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| OS grid reference | SK785005 |
| District | Harborough |
| Shire county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE7 9 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Rutland & Melton |
| List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire | |
East Norton is a small village and parish located in the east of Leicestershire, adjoining the A47 Leicester to Uppingham road. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 94 in 37 households. East Norton is situated in the Tilton Ward in the Rural East area of the Harborough District , and the Launde Electoral Division of the Leicestershire County Council. Nationally it is in the Rutland and Melton Parliamentary Constituency and the Three Cities Sub-Area of the East Midlands Region.[1]
East Norton is one of the 51 Thankful Villages in England and Wales that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Village website
- ^ Morgan, Tom. "East Norton". Thankful Villages. http://www.hellfirecorner.co.uk/TV/eastnorton.htm. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
[edit] External links
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