Notton is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
City of Wakefield
Wakefield, also known as the City of Wakefield, is a Local government in England, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status and a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield, the largest settl ...
district of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England. The village is approximately north-west of
Royston and south of the centre of
Wakefield
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolit ...
. The parish had a population of 982 at the 2011 Census.
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
The Court of King's Bench (or Court of Queen's Bench during the reign of a Queen) was one of the senior courts of common law in Ireland. It was a mirror of the Court of King's Bench in England. The Lord Chief Justice was the most senior judge ...
. It later passed to the Darcy family.
Notton has a village hall on George Lane, and a post office on Applehaigh Lane.
See also
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Listed buildings in Notton
References
External links
Villages in West Yorkshire
Civil parishes in West Yorkshire
Geography of the City of Wakefield
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