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:
Two bowl barrows 500m south of Fearnhill SchoolRomano-British small town and Late Iron Age settlement at BaldockRadwell Roman villaSlight univallate hillfort on Wilbury HillMoated enclosures east and west of Love Lane, AshwellSettlement site S of Blackhorse FarmHinxworth Roman fortletArbury Banks Iron Age hillfortDomed icehouse in Weston ParkHenge 500m north west of Bush WoodGreat Wymondley Castle: a motte and bailey castle and associated manorial enclosure 20m east of St Mary's Church, Great WymondleyAstwick Bury moat and associated moated moundChesfield ChurchWymondley Priory, barn, moat, associated earthworks, enclosures, platforms, hollow-way and conduit headBarrow, south of RadwellRoman villa (site of) 330yds (300m) N of NinespringsRing ditch and enclosureSquare icehouse in Weston Park.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) |
