Definition of "Norton"

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

1. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.  examples

2. The Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.  examples

3. A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5582).  examples

4. A suburban area in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4422).  examples

5. A village in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England, previously in Norton and Cuckney parish (OS grid ref SK5772).  examples

6. A village in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751).  examples

7. A city, the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States.  examples

8. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.  examples

An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.  examples

A motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer.  examples

A book, especially an anthology, from the publisher Norton, especially if used as a textbook.  examples