Normanton on Soar

Normanton on Soar

The Old Post Office
Normanton on Soar
 Normanton on Soar shown within Nottinghamshire
Population 448 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK520228
   – London  117 miles / 188 km 
Civil parishNormanton on Soar
DistrictRushcliffe
Shire countyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town LOUGHBOROUGH
Postcode district LE12
Dialling code 01509
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentRushcliffe
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire

Coordinates: 52°48′12″N 1°14′06″W / 52.8034°N 1.235°W / 52.8034; -1.235

Normanton on Soar (/ˈnɔːrməntən ən ˈsɔːr/), formerly known as Normanton-upon-Soar and known locally as Normanton, is a village and civil parish in the south of Nottinghamshire in England near the River Soar. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 448.[1] Nearby villages include Zouch, Sutton Bonington, and Stanford on Soar.

Description

The ancient parish of Normanton on Soar occupies 1,449 acres about 13 miles south-west of Nottingham. The post town for Normanton is Loughborough leading to the confusion of being in Nottinghamshire but with a Leicestershire post code.

The 1881 census reported that the village had 322 inhabitants.[2] The village is now home to between 450 and 500 inhabitants.

Normanton contains a primary school called Normanton-on-Soar Primary School. It also has a Grade I Listed church built between 1141 and 1147 and the Church of St. James. The volunteer staffed Village Shop is behind the Village Hall which was built in 2007. The pub is called "The Plough" and is beside the river.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". -Neighbourhood Statistics. -Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ↑ 1881 Census: Normanton on Soar.
  3. ↑ Normanton-On-Soar Village Website, retrieved 27 April 2014
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