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Norton In Hales School Diary
This is a digest of the Norton in Hales village school diary which starts on September 1, 1939 and runs to April 1943. Many of the...


A Poem written by Rev HM Townsend, October 1940
A poem was recently discovered in the village that was written by Rev HM Townsend. Here are some words from Edward Gill describing his...


Mary Keay 1924 - 2018. By Edward Gill
About three years ago I put together a small book entitled ‘Portrait of A Village’ based on the Norton in Hales Women’s Institute...


Sale particulars for The Manor Farm, Ridgewardine, 1958
#history #manorfarm
Farms and inhabitants around Norton in Hales 1949
Submitted by Mrs Pat Rutter is a record of farms around Norton and of those who lived in Norton in 1949. Farms around Norton in Hales...
Local History Sound Archives
The following links are recordings from various people relating to the history of the village. Mrs Bourne at 103 Years of age - A...


More Pictures of the Past
The late Bill Taverner kindly provided a number of historical photos. #history

Horticultural Show Schedule 1925
This interesting schedule is for a Horticultural Show put on by Norton in Hales WI at Brand Hall in 1925 and proves that Norton had a...


Shropshire Star Historical Photograph
A historical photograph that appeared in The Shropshire Star #history
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