Norton by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Norton
Created: 9 May 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Norton
Shopping in Norton
Local History around Norton
There are some historic monuments around including:
Wymondley Priory, barn, moat, associated earthworks, enclosures, platforms, hollow-way and conduit headRomano-British small town and Late Iron Age settlement at BaldockSettlement site S of Blackhorse FarmDomed icehouse in Weston ParkSlight univallate hillfort on Wilbury HillSquare icehouse in Weston ParkRoman villa (site of) 330yds (300m) N of NinespringsArbury Banks Iron Age hillfortRing ditch and enclosureHinxworth Roman fortletGreat Wymondley Castle: a motte and bailey castle and associated manorial enclosure 20m east of St Mary's Church, Great WymondleyHenge 500m north west of Bush WoodAstwick Bury moat and associated moated moundMoated enclosures east and west of Love Lane, AshwellRadwell Roman villaTwo bowl barrows 500m south of Fearnhill SchoolBarrow, south of RadwellChesfield Church.Wildlife in and Around Norton
Mammals found in Norton
There have been 32 species of mammals recorded in the norton area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Norton
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the norton area.
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) |
| Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) |
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Fish found in Norton
There have been 15 species of fish recorded in the norton area.
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Goldfish (Carassius auratus) |
| Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) |
| Perch (Perca fluviatilis) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Common Bream x Roach (Abramis brama x Rutilus rutilus) |
| Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) |
| Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) |
| Pike (Esox lucius) |
