NORTON, a parish, in the union of PRESTEIGN, hundred and county of RADNOR, SOUTH WALES, 21 miles (N. N. W.) from
Presteign; containing 291 inhabitants. This parish, which is pleasantly situ. ated in the eastern part of the county,
bordering upon Herefordshire, and is intersected by the great turnpike-road from North Wales through Knighton to
Presteign, comprises a considerable tract of arable and pasture land, the greater portion inclosed and in a good state of
cultivation. The surrounding scenery, though not distinguished by any peculiarity, is pleasing and well wooded; and the
views, especially towards the east, embracing a portion of the county of Hereford, are interesting and diversified: there
are two elegant mansions, Boultibrook, and Norton House. The inhabitants of the village, which is seated on a small stream
that falls into the river Lug, call the place a borough, and style themselves bur s; but nothing satisfactory is recorded
either of burgesses; or the manner in which they received their privileges, which are but few and very obscurely defined:
they are empowered to hold a court every two or three years, and it is said that the interval between these courts must
not exceed four years. The living is a discharged vicarage, rated in the king's books at £5, and endowed with £200 royal
bounty, and in the patronage of the Crown; present net income, £147: the living is endowed with part of the rectorial
tithes, and the remainder belongs to several proprietors. The church, dedisated to St. Andrew, is an ancient edifice,
consisting of a nave and chancel, with a low tower. In the village is the site of an ancient castle, of which no account
can now be obtained.