Norton
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Proper noun
- A place in England: A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5582).
- A place in England: A suburban area in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4422).
- A place in England: A village in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, previously in Norton and Cuckney parish (OS grid ref SK5772).
- A place in England: A small village and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8884).
- Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure: A village in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751).
- Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure: A hamlet in Skenfrith community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4420).
- Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure: A village in Presteigne community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO3067).
- Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure: A civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure: A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69.
- Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure: A city, the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States.
- Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure: A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
- An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.
Noun
- A motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer.
- A book, especially an anthology, from the publisher Norton, especially if used as a textbook.
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