In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Normanton like this:
NORMANTON, a parish in Oakham district, Rutland; on the river Gwash, 3½ miles W N W of Ketton r. station, and 5 E S E of Oakham. Post-town, Oakham. Acres, 2, 450. Real property, £1, 158. Pop., 59. Houses, 7. The manor belonged to the Norman villes; passed to the Basings and the Mackworths; and belongs now to Lord Aveland. ...
Normanton Park is Lord Aveland's seat; and the mansion is a beautiful edifice, on an eminence; while the grounds are extensive, and include a well-stocked deer-park. There is a mineral spring. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £156.* Patron, Lord Aveland. The church stands in the park; is a small, old, rustic building; and has been considerably improved.
Normanton through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Normanton in Rutland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5338
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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