| Description | Norton Juxta Twycross, usually known as simply "Norton" (or "Norton-Juxta"), is a small village in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The village has traditionally, and historically, been known as "Norton": deriving from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning "North-Town". The Anglo-Saxon King Æthelred granted the village a charter in 951, referring to it as "Northton". The village is listed in the Domesday Book as "Norton", and the Lord of the Manor was recorded in both 1066 and 1086 as Countess (Lady) Godiva, widow of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. Norton was previously an independent parish, however, by 1839 was recorded as a chapelry within the parish of Orton on the Hill.[6] It is currently within the parish of Appleby Magna. |
