Notton

Notton

Notton Post Office, 2012
Notton
Notton shown within West Yorkshire
Population 982 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference SE349131
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WAKEFIELD
Postcode district WF4
Dialling code 01226 (Barnsley)
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Notton is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England. The village lies about 1 14 miles (2.0 km) northeast of Royston and 5 miles (8 km) south of the centre of Wakefield. The parish had a population of 982 at the 2011 Census.[1] Until 1974, the parish was part of Wakefield Rural District.

In the Middle Ages the manor was held by the de Notton family, whose most notable member was William de Notton (died about 1365), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.

References

  1. 1 2 "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

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