Normanton-on-Soar
| Normanton on Soar | |
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 The Old Post Office |
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 Normanton on Soar
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| Normanton on Soar shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 448 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK520228 |
| • London | 117 miles / 188 km |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LOUGHBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | LE12 |
| Dialling code | 01509 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www.normanton-on-soar.co.uk |
Normanton on Soar (/ˈnɔːrməntən ən ˈsɔːr/), formerly known as Normanton-upon-Soar and known locally as Normanton, is a village and civil parish in the south of Nottinghamshire in England near the River Soar. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 448. Nearby villages include Zouch, Sutton Bonington, and Stanford on Soar.
The ancient parish of Normanton on Soar occupies 1,449 acres about 13 miles south-west of Nottingham. The post town for Normanton is Loughborough leading to the confusion of being in Nottinghamshire but with a Leicestershire post code.
The 1881 census reported that the village had 322 inhabitants. The village is now home to between 450 and 500 inhabitants.
The Lordship of the Manor of Normanton on Soar is currently held since 1995 by John and Enid Burnett as Lord and Lady of the Manor of Normanton on Soar. The Official History Project of everything to do with the Parish is conducted under the direction of the Lord and Lady and the High Steward Ivan J Manning QStJ Esq.
Normanton on Soar appears several times in the Domesday survey of 1086 as Normantune and Normantun. The village has a Grade I Listed Church along with four other Grade II listed buildings, all on Main Street: The Old Post Office (75 Main Street), Dovecote at Rangraak, Home Farmhouse and Ivy Cottage.
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