Normanton on Trent

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

Normanton on Trent
Normanton on Trent
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population345 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK790690
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWARK
Postcode districtNG23
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 299,[1] increasing to 345 at the 2011 census and including Low Marnham.[2] 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 Gent built 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.

References
  1. "Area: Normanton on Trent CP (Parish)"
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. "A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848". British History Online. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. page 210. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  5. "Listed Buildings in Normanton on Trent, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

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