Welcome To The Norton-in-Hales Village Website

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About Norton-in-Hales

For newcomers
We hope that this website will tell you something new about the village and its surrounding area.

For regular site visitors
We will aim to keep you in touch with the latest news, events and other items of interest in and around the village.

The website provides you with details of many of the sports and leisure clubs, societies and facilities in Norton-in-Hales. We are also building an historical archive and anecdotal record of the village’s past, which can be accessed here. A photographic gallery is also accessible and we are building a list of local businesses and service providers, which we hope will be useful in a practical way to villagers.

If you have any new material, news or diary items for the website, please e-mail either Dick – suedickwalton72@aol.com – or Wendy – wendy.stead2@btinternet.com – with the information that you would like us to add.

About Norton-in-Hales
Norton-in-Hales is a picturesque village located in North Shropshire some 4 miles North East of Market Drayton. The village is close to Loggerheads and Woore and is within easy commuting distance of Crewe, Stoke, Telford and Shrewsbury.

The village green at the centre lies between the church and the village’s lively pub, the “Hind’s Head”. The church itself dates back to Norman times and was extensively rebuilt in the 19th century. At the centre of the village green is the “Bradling Stone” where, according to folklore, any male found working after noon on Shrove Tuesday was bumped or “bradled”.

The village also has a thriving school, with 4 classes covering Reception to Year 6. Pre-school children are well catered for too, with a “mums and tots” group as well as the “Norton Caterpillars” pre-school play group active in the village.

There are also excellent sporting facilities in the village for tennis, cricket and crown green bowls as well as a well-appointed play area for younger children. Other active village groups include the “Britain in Bloom” members and the church bellringers.

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