Normanton on Trent explained

Country:England
Static Image Caption:Church of St Matthew, Normanton-on-Trent
Coordinates:53.22°N -0.82°W
Official Name:Normanton on Trent
Population:385
Population Ref:(2021)
Shire District:Bassetlaw
Shire County:Nottinghamshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Newark
Post Town:NEWARK
Postcode District:NG23
Postcode Area:NG
Dial Code:01636
Os Grid Reference:SK 790690
Type:Village and civil parish
Static Image Name:Church of St Matthew, Normanton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 4104520.jpg
Static Image 2 Caption:Parish map
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Frame-Width:240
Frame-Height:220
Zoom:12
Area Total Sq Mi:1.7
London Direction:SSE
London Distance Mi:120

Normanton on Trent is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is nine miles south-east of Retford.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 299,[1] increasing to 345 at the 2011 census,[2] and 385 in 2021. In 1848, it had 362 inhabitants. [3]

The parish church of St Matthew is a Grade II* listed building, dating from the 13th century. [4] Other listed buildings in Normanton include the Grade II listed Manor House on South Street; Normanton Hall on Main Street; and the former School House also on Main Street. The latter has an inscription: "Henry Jackson of this town Gentbuilt and endowed this school for four pounds a year for the education of ten poor children belonging to this parish Anno Dom 1776". [5]

There are two public houses, however there are no shops. The nearest shop is the Co-Op, in Sutton-on-Trent. There is a Primary school in Normanton-on-Trent, St.Matthews C of E Primary school.

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  1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798346&c=NG23+6RN&d=16&e=15&g=477882&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1207473336258&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 "Area: Normanton on Trent CP (Parish)"
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 12 April 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848. . British History Online . 6 August 2020.
  4. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. page 210. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  5. Web site: Listed Buildings in Normanton on Trent, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire . British Listed Buildings . 6 August 2020.