Greens Norton

Coordinates: 52°08′36″N 1°01′26″W / 52.1433°N 1.0238°W / 52.1433; -1.0238

Greens Norton is a village in South Northamptonshire, England, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) from Towcester. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 1,587 people.

Facilities

It has a pub called the Butchers Arms, a post office, and a primary school. In recent years the village has had a doctors surgery built and there are current motions to add a commercial pharmacy to this.

Buildings

The parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew and is Saxon in origin. Its tall spire, last rebuilt in 1957, is a landmark miles around. The architect H. R. Gough rebuilt the chancel arch in 1882. There are monuments and a brass to members of the Greene family.

In medieval times, the village was known a simply 'Norton' and was a royal domain of Edward the Confessor and later William the Conqueror. In the 14th century the whole village was sold to Sir Henry Greene for a total of 20 shillings hence the name Greene's Norton, which today is reduced to just Greens Norton.