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Greens Norton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Towcester. At the 2011 census the parish, including Caswell and Duncote , had a population of 1,526, [ 1 ] a slight decrease since the 2001 census.
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire.. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial.
In the following summer, "Old Towcestrians Cricket Club" was formed and included many members from the rugby club in the market town of Towcester. [1] The two clubs operated independently until the mid-1960s with rugby being played in the centre of Towcester whilst cricket used the school pitch, pavilion and canteen for teas.
Greens Norton Pocket Park is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Greens Norton in Northamptonshire. It is owned and managed by Green Norton Parish Council. [1] [2] This former brick pit has a pond, wetland, grassland and woods. There are picnic tables and benches. [1] Fauna include barn owls, grass snakes, great crested newts and ...
Caswell is a lost settlement within Greens Norton civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Towcester, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Northampton and 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Milton Keynes. It consists almost entirely of Caswell Park science and technology park, which has developed since the ...
The Grafton Way approaching Greens Norton The Grafton Way is a 13-mile (21 km) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] (also measured at 11.5 miles or 18.5 kilometres) [ 3 ] footpath in Northamptonshire , England. It runs south east from Greens Norton to Cosgrove (or Wolverton [ 4 ] ), where it meets the Knightley Way . [ 2 ]
The neighbouring parishes are Wappenham, Towcester, Silverstone, Slapton and Bradden, and the boundary is about 9.75 miles (15.69 km) around, enclosing 1,964 acres (795 ha) of land. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] The main village area itself makes up less than 1% of the parish, and all buildings included still adds up to less than 2%.
Sir Thomas Greene's father was Sir Robert Green of Bobbing Kent who married Frances Darrel, daughter of Thomas Darrel of Scotney. Sir Robert was the son of Sir Thomas Norton alias Greene and his wife Alice Heveningham, daughter of Sir George Heveningham. George, by his mother Alice Bruyn, was a first cousin of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk.