Beginning in the early evening of the 25th October 2019, what started off as a typical spell of heavy rain started to become more...

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

About three years ago I put together a small book entitled ‘Portrait of A Village’ based on the Norton in Hales Women’s Institute...

A few words from Edward Gill: "It is 79 years ago today – to the hour - since I, with my four brothers and two sisters with 50 other...

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The following links are recordings from various people relating to the history of the village. Mrs Bourne at 103 Years of age - A...

Bill Ruston of Newcastle under Lyme has kindly added some wartime memories of Norton. A schoolboy at the time, he came to Betton every...

Mary Keay has kindly provided the Norton website with a compilation of her memories of village life going back to the 1920s. She has a...

Joice was not an evacuee and was in London during the Blitz. However her mother became ill and she was invited to come and stay at Brand...

John Rathbone was born in the village in 1904 and, via scholarships that he won, gained a Degree in Chemistry at Manchester University,...