Parish church [2]
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Parish church [2]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 1 Jun 2021
The church of St Andrew in Norton is Norman but was substantially rebuilt by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1868 in a Gothic Revival style. Much of the medieval church was retained and repaired where necessary, and the transepts, vestry and a short spire were added. Constructed of rubble stone with ashlar dressings and clay tiled roofs with a timber boarded belfry. The church has been declared redundant and it is planned to make the building into a 'community hub'. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=&id=8952 Norton is a small, rural villages astride the B4355 road some 2 miles north of Presteigne and some 3½ miles south of Knighton. The village was a planned settlement around the Norman castle.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.298952
Longitude
-3.021315