Notton is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England. The village is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Royston and 5 miles (8 km) south of the centre of Wakefield. The parish had a population of 982 at the 2011 Census.[1] Until 1974, the parish was part of Wakefield Rural District.

Notton
Notton Post Office, 2012
Notton Location within West Yorkshire
Population	982 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SE349131
Civil parish	Notton [2]
Metropolitan borough	City of Wakefield
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WAKEFIELD
Postcode district	WF4
Dialling code	01226 (Barnsley)
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Hemsworth
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.613°N 1.474°W / 53.613; -1.474

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. It later passed to the Darcy family.

Notton has a village hall on George Lane, and a post office on Applehaigh Lane.

See also

• Listed buildings in Notton

References

External links

Media related to Notton at Wikimedia Commons

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