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Norton In Hales Village History
Welcome to the part of the website devoted to giving a feel
of what Norton in Hales was like in days gone by.
  
In time we hope to collect more material that
not only relates back over the many centuries over which the
parish community has existed, but also to compile more historical
anecdotes from villagers and people who lived or visited for
a period of time and who are still alive today. Photographs
are particularly valuable.
We have made a good start and thank all those who have contributed
so far, but anyone interested in contributing further to this
section would be very welcome and should contact the website
content manager, Dick Walton at 14 Napley Drive (tel; 01630
654734).
The history section is divided into
three parts;
1 General history.
This is essentially written history and includes information
on Samuel Owen who was born at Norton Forge and became a famous
engineer in Sweden.
2 Recollection of past times.
Here we have memories of wartime evacuees, workers and of
course villagers. It is to be hoped that enjoyment will be
found in these personal anecdotes which so much bring history
to life.
3 Photographic records.
This section contains photographs from a variety of sources
and includes a slide show.
Whilst it is unfair to select particular individuals, it
must be said that the recollections of some of the contributors
are absolutely amazing in their detail and documentation.
It is to be hoped that you will delight in reading them and
looking at the photos.
Please click on the section you would like to look at first.
Within each section click on the heading to see the full article.
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