Norton Juxta Kempsey, Worcestershire
Historical Description
Norton-by-Kempsey, a village and a parish in Worcestershire. The village stands 1½ mile E of the river Severn, and 4 miles SSE of Worcester, and is small but picturesque. It has a station, called Norton Junction, on the G.W.R. The parish contains also the hamlets of Littleworth and Hatfield, and its post town is Worcester. Acreage, 1844; population of the civil parish, 811; of the ecclesiastical, 818. Wood Hall is the chief residence. Norton Barracks were built in 1876 for the depot of the Worcester regiment. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £250 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church is an ancient small edifice, has a Norman porch and a Perpendicular tower, and was almost entirely rebuilt in 1875. It contains an ancient stone font and a good reredos. There is a Wesleyan chapel at Littleworth.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Worcestershire | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Norton-by-Kempsey St. James | |
Hundred | Oswaldslow | |
Poor Law union | Pershore |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Norton Juxta Kempsey from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Norton-by-Kempsey (St. James))
Land and Property
The full transcript of the Worcestershire section of the Return of Owners of Land, 1873.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Worcestershire 1569 is available on the Heraldry page.