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East Norton Local History
The pages listed below have stories and images relating to the history of East Norton. Please click on the thumbnail image of your choice to view the pages.
The Old Blacksmith's Shop
George Bedford was the last East Norton Blacksmith
East Norton Church History
Text and photos of various aspects of All Saints Church
The White Bull public house
Some memories, photos and facts about the East Norton Pub.
See also "Rosemary Remembers"
Rosemary Remembers
Rosemary Murray (nee Gerard) recalls some memories of her childhood in East Norton in the 1950s when her parents kept the Shop and Post Office
The Railway
Photos and Tales of Railway History in East Norton
The Road
A history of the A47 Road through East Norton
The Police Houses
A short history of the two Police Houses in East Norton
A 19th Century Link with Holland
The part East Norton played in the development of the Texel breed of sheep
A Newspaper Article from 1958
A transcript of the East Norton feature in The Leicester Advertiser which ran a series entitled "How our villages got their names"
Some Old Photographs
A collection of old photographs of East Norton
Last Updated Wed, 12 Mar, 2008.