Great Flood of Norton In Hales 2019
Beginning in the early evening of the 25th October 2019, what started off as a typical spell of heavy rain started to become more...
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Local History Memories
Local History Memories
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...
79 years ago... Edward Gill
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...
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...
William Ruston
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
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 Wilson
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 Rathborne (Jack) OBE, BSC
John Rathbone was born in the village in 1904 and, via scholarships that he won, gained a Degree in Chemistry at Manchester University,...
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