Norton
Encyclopedia
England
- Norton, County DurhamNorton, County DurhamNorton is a suburb of Stockton-on-Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It still retains a village area, with a high street and village green with mostly Georgian houses; the original village dates back to at least the Anglo-Saxon period...
- Norton, HertfordshireNorton, HertfordshireNorton is a small village in Hertfordshire, one of the three original villages which were absorbed into Letchworth Garden City, the other two being Willian and Old Letchworth. The village is known to have existed by 1007, with remains of the medieval settlement visible as earthworks in a field...
- Norton, Kent
- Norton, NorthamptonshireNorton, NorthamptonshireNorton is a village in the district of Daventry in the English County of Northamptonshire. The village is about east of Daventry, west of Northampton. Junction 16 of the M1 motorway is about south-east and the nearest railway station is at Long Buckby to the east...
- Norton, NottinghamshireNorton, NottinghamshireNorton is village in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, just North of Cuckney, and is home to a number of farmsteads. Lying between the two villages, is a Anglo-Saxon Hill-fort. Lying within the original extent of Sherwood forest, and on its present edge, and lying within the Welbeck Abbey Estate....
- Norton, RuncornNorton, RuncornNorton is an area in the eastern part of the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It was originally a separate community some to the east of Runcorn, but in the 1970s and 1980s became absorbed within Runcorn by the expansion of its new town.-History:...
, CheshireCheshireCheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow... - Norton, SuffolkNorton, SuffolkNorton is a small village in Suffolk, England. The nearest town is Bury St. Edmunds.It has 1 Greene King Pub - "The Dog" which is more of a restaurant than a daily boozer....
- Norton, DudleyNorton, DudleyNorton is a suburb and council ward in the town of Stourbridge, West Midlands. It has a population of 11,943 in an area of 569 hectares. The population is largely White British and self-identifies as predominantly Christian.-History:...
, West Midlands - Norton, Worcester, WorcestershireNorton, Worcester, WorcestershireNorton is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, from the boundary of the City of Worcester, England. The village is split in two by the M5 motorway, with the original village to the east....
- Norton, DoncasterNorton, DoncasterNorton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster , on the border with North Yorkshire. The northern boundary of the parish is marked by the River Went, while the Great North Road forms the western boundary...
, South Yorkshire - Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Norton FitzwarrenNorton FitzwarrenNorton Fitzwarren is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 2,325.-History:...
, Somerset - Norton MalrewardNorton MalrewardNorton Malreward is a small Somerset village and civil parish south of Bristol, England at the northern edge of the Chew Valley. In 1895 Norton Malreward was combined with the neighbouring hamlet of Norton Hawkfield or Hautville into a single parish, which has a population of 241.- History :Norton...
, Somerset - Norton-on-DerwentNorton-on-DerwentNorton-on-Derwent, commonly referred to as 'Norton', is a town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Norton borders the market town of Malton, and is divided by the River Derwent...
, North Yorkshire - Norton RadstockNorton RadstockNorton Radstock used to be a small conurbation and large civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, England, south west of Bath, and the same distance north west of Frome. It had a population of 21,325 according to the 2001 census. The term Norton Radstock is not recognised by local residents,...
, Somerset - Norton Sub HamdonNorton Sub HamdonNorton sub Hamdon is a village in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset, situated five miles west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 694....
, Somerset - Norton St PhilipNorton St PhilipNorton St Philip is a village in Somerset, England, located between the City of Bath and the town of Frome. The village is in the district of Mendip, and the parliamentary constituency of Somerton and Frome....
, Somerset - Norton le MoorsNorton le MoorsNorton le Moors is a village in Staffordshire, near Stoke-On-Trent. Along with places such as Ball Green, Sneyd Green and Milton, it is one of a number of small villages in the Stoke area. The school in Norton is known as ....
, Staffordshire - Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
- Brize NortonBrize NortonBrize Norton is a village and civil parish east of Carterton in West Oxfordshire. The original part of RAF Brize Norton is in the parish.-Toponym:...
, Oxfordshire
United States
- Norton, Yolo County, CaliforniaNorton, Yolo County, CaliforniaNorton is an unincorporated community in Yolo County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad north of Winters, at an elevation of 177 feet ....
- Norton, KansasNorton, KansasNorton is a city in and the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,928.-History:...
- Norton, MassachusettsNorton, MassachusettsNorton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and contains the village of Norton Center. The population was 18,036 at the 2000 census...
- Norton Center, MassachusettsNorton Center, MassachusettsNorton Center is a census-designated place in the town of Norton in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,618 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norton Center is located at ....
- Norton Center, Massachusetts
- Norton, OhioNorton, OhioNorton is a city in Summit and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 11,523 at the 2000 census.The Summit County portion of Norton is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion in Wayne County is part of the Wooster Micropolitan Statistical...
- Norton, TexasNorton, TexasNorton is an unincorporated community in Runnels County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 76 in 2000....
- Norton, Vermont
- Norton, VirginiaNorton, VirginiaNorton is an independent city within the confines of Wise County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,958, making it the smallest city in the state by population...
- Norton, WisconsinNorton, WisconsinNorton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Tainter, Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States....
- Norton Air Force BaseNorton Air Force BaseNorton Air Force Base is a former front-line United States Air Force facility located east of downtown San Bernardino, California in San Bernardino County.-Overview:...
, California - Norton SoundNorton SoundNorton Sound is an inlet of the Bering Sea on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, south of the Seward Peninsula. It is about 240 km long and 200 km wide. The Yukon River delta forms a portion of the south shore and water from the Yukon influences this body of water...
, an inlet of the Bering Sea
People
Family nameGiven name
- Norton GarfinkleNorton GarfinkleNorton Garfinkle is an economist and author.He received a BA with honors from Columbia University and did his graduate work at Columbia University and Princeton University...
Fictional characters
- Norton in the Incarnations of ImmortalityIncarnations of ImmortalityIncarnations of Immortality is the name of an eight-book fantasy series by Piers Anthony. The first seven books each focus on one of seven supernatural "offices" in a fictional reality and history parallel to ours, with the exception that society has advanced both magic and modern technology...
series by Piers Anthony - Ed Norton (Honeymooners), played by Art Carney in The Honeymooners
- Samuel Norton, warden of Shawshank Prison in The Shawshank Redemption
- Norton Nork, simpleton created by Sandy Becker
Computing
- Peter Norton ComputingPeter Norton ComputingPeter Norton Computing, Inc., was a software company founded by Peter Norton. The first and most notable software package it produced is the Norton Utilities. Another very popular software was Norton Commander, especially the DOS version. In 1990, the company was acquired by Symantec. The...
, a computing company bought out by Symantec, which maintained Norton as a brand- Norton CommanderNorton CommanderNorton Commander was a prototypical orthodox file manager , written by John Socha and released by Peter Norton Computing . NC is a file manager which provides a text user interface on top of DOS. It was officially produced by Symantec between 1986 and 1998...
, a DOS file manager - Norton Ghost, a hard drive disk imaging utility
- Norton Partition Magic, hard drive partition manager
- Norton UtilitiesNorton UtilitiesNorton Utilities is a utility software suite designed to help analyze, configure, optimize and maintain the computer. The current version 15 of Norton Utilities Premier Edition for Windows XP/Vista/7 was released December 27, 2010....
, a collection of software utilities - Norton AntiVirusNorton AntiVirusNorton AntiVirus, developed and distributed by Symantec Corporation, provides malware prevention and removal during a subscription period. It uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses. Other features include e-mail spam filtering and phishing protection.Symantec distributes the product as...
, virus protection - Norton Internet SecurityNorton Internet SecurityNorton Internet Security, developed by Symantec Corporation, provides malware prevention and removal during subscription period and uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses. Other features include a software firewall, e-mail spam filtering, and phishing protection.Symantec distributes...
, virus protection and firewall - Norton 360Norton 360Norton 360, developed by Symantec, is marketed as an "all-in-one" computer security suite. The package includes an antivirus, a personal firewall, a phishing protection program and a backup program...
, PC security and maintenance suite
- Norton Commander
Companies
- Norton Motorcycle Company, a British motorcycle manufacturer
- Norton AbrasivesNorton AbrasivesNorton Abrasives of Worcester, Massachusetts is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of abrasives for commercial applications, household, and automotive refinishing usage. In 1990 it was purchased by Saint-Gobain of France...
- Norton HealthcareNorton HealthcareNorton Healthcare is Kentucky's largest healthcare system with more than 40 locations in and around Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 1886, Norton's current major products include pediatrics; women's services; orthopedics; cardiac care; stroke care; advanced surgical services; cancer diagnosis,...
, a healthcare system in Louisville, Kentucky - Norton RecordsNorton RecordsFor the Canadian independent record label of the same name, see Matt Minglewood.Norton Records, a New York City based independent record label founded by musicians Miriam Linna and Billy Miller, maintains a focus on primitive, retro rock'n'roll, rockabilly, garage punk, garage rock, lounge music...
, a record label - W. W. Norton & Company, an American book publishing corporation
Other
- Norton (grape)Norton (grape)Norton, a grape cultivar believed to be largely derived from Vitis aestivalis, is grown in the Midwestern United States, Mid-Atlantic States and northeastern Georgia. Norton was first cultivated in Richmond, Virginia and is the official grape of the State of Missouri and is considered the...
, a variety of grape also known as Cynthiana - Norton PrioryNorton PrioryNorton Priory is a historic site in Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, comprising the remains of an abbey complex dating from the 12th to 16th centuries, and an 18th-century country house; it is now a museum. The remains are a scheduled ancient monument and have been designated by English...
, Runcorn, Cheshire, England - Norton's theoremNorton's theoremNorton's theorem for linear electrical networks, known in Europe as the Mayer–Norton theorem, states that any collection of voltage sources, current sources, and resistors with two terminals is electrically equivalent to an ideal current source, I, in parallel with a single resistor, R...
, a theorem used in electronics to model electrical networks - Charles Eliot Norton LecturesCharles Eliot Norton LecturesThe Charles Eliot Norton Professorship of Poetry at Harvard University was established in 1925 as an annual lectureship in "poetry in the broadest sense" and named for the university's former professor of fine arts. Distinguished creative figures and scholars in the arts, including painting,...
, a series of lectures held annually at Harvard University - Norton traditionNorton traditionThe Norton tradition is an archaeological culture that developed in the Western Arctic along the Alaskan shore of the Bering Strait around 1000 BCE and lasted through about 800 CE...
, an archaeological culture from the North American Arctic