Norton is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Wychavon

Wychavon

Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in Pershore. Other towns in the district include Droitwich Spa, Evesham and Broadway. The district extends from the south-east corner of Worcestershire north and west...

 district of Worcestershire

Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...

, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from the boundary of the City of Worcester

Worcester

The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...

, England. The village is split in two by the M5 motorway

M5 motorway

The M5 is a motorway in England. It runs from a junction with the M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley...

, with the original village to the east.

The parish of Norton juxta Kempsey contains the settlement of Littleworth, and as its name suggests, adjoins Kempsey

Kempsey, Worcestershire

Kempsey is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is bounded by the River Severn on the west, and the A38 main road runs through it and is about 3 miles south of Worcester....

. The village saw considerable development in 1990s, mainly centred around the large decommissioned military Norton Barracks, which have been converted into apartments.

The village is the location of St Peter's Garden Centre and Worcester Norton Cricket Club. Worcester Norton Hockey Club also originates from the village, but now play and train at nearby Nunnery Wood High School, Worcester.

Norton barracks

Norton Barracks was constructed between 1874 and 1877 on land purchased by the government in 1872. The keep is a Grade II listed building. In 1987 the barracks were sold to property developers for conversion into apartments and the rest of the site was developed as a housing estate. The site is also the home of the Worcester Norton Shooting Club.

New railway station

Plans are under discussion for a new Worcester railway station, Norton Parkway

Worcester Parkway railway station

Worcester Parkway railway station may refer to:*Worcestershire Parkway Regional Interchange*Fernhill Heath Railway Station...

, that would link Norton with the main Cross Country Route to Plymouth, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Cheltenham.