Title: An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County Palatine of Durham, Vol 2 Classic Reprint
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0365503002
ISBN 13: 9780365503002
Binding: HRD
Condition: New
Weight: 912 grams

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Step into Norton in the Durham county atlas and discover a village shaped by history, land, and community life.

This volume offers a focused view of Norton parish, tracing its bounds, population growth, and the stories held in its land and buildings. It presents the parish as a living record—from early manors and rents to the mills and schools that defined daily life, and from the church spire to the busy streets around the green.

See how land was held and exchanged in medieval and early modern times, including the categories of tenants and the rents that shaped village life.
Learn about Norton’s principal buildings and institutions, such as the church, mills, a grammar school, tannery, breweries, and several inns.
Meet the families and figures who owned, leased, or managed land, and how their arrangements influenced the village economy.
Explore the parish layout, local geography, and references to nearby towns, markets, and notable landmarks that knit Norton to the wider Durham region.

Ideal for readers with an interest in local history, genealogy, and the social geography of the County Palatine of Durham.

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