Norton is a suburb

Suburb

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 and council ward

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 in the town of Stourbridge

Stourbridge

Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...

, West Midlands

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. It has a population of 11,943 in an area of 569 hectares. The population is largely White British

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 and self-identifies as predominantly Christian

Christian

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.

History

The area now known as Norton originally fell within the parish of Oldswinford

Oldswinford

The name Oldswinford is now used for a small area of Stourbridge, close to the parish church.-History:Originally, it was an extensive ancient parish, covering the whole of the former Municipal Borough of Stourbridge, except Pedmore...

 before becoming part of the Municipal Borough of Stourbridge. This was then subsumed into Dudley Metropolitan Borough in 1974. It now borders Stourbridge Town, Wollaston

Wollaston

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,Kinver

Kinver

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, West Hagley and Oldswinford.

Governance

Norton ward extends from Hagley Road in Oldswinford along Heath Road and South Road to the edge of the urban area. The boundary follows the built-up area around Racecourse Farm to Norton Road and Worcester Road along the borders of West Hagley.

The ward is currently represented by three Conservative Party

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 councillors:

• Angus Adams
• Mike Attwood
• Heather Rogers

It comes under the parliamentary constituency of Stourbridge

Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

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, whose Member of Parliament

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 is Margot James

Margot James

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 (Conservative).

Amenities

The area features Mary Stevens Park, one of five staffed parks in the borough, which features a large lake, sports facilities, outdoor gym and children's recreation areas. The park is a designated "healthy hub" within Dudley.

Places of worship

• St Michael & All Angels, Maynard Avenue
• Gig Mill Methodist Church, Glebe Lane

Schools

• Gig Mill Primary School
• St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
• Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School