Norton Juxta Twycross
Norton Juxta Twycross, usually known as simply "Norton", is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twycross, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Norton” and “Norton juxta Twycross”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Twycross Zoo and Church of St James.
Twycross Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Twycross Zoo is a medium to large zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. The zoo has the largest collection of monkeys and apes in the Western World, and in 2006 re-launched itself as "Twycross Zoo – The World Primate Centre".
Church of St James
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 1½ miles southeast of Norton Juxta Twycross.
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School
School
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School, previously known as Appleby Grammar School, is a junior school situated in the village of Appleby Magna, in Leicestershire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Appleby Parva and Appleby Magna.
Appleby Parva
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Appleby Parva, or Little Appleby, part of the parish of Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, is a hamlet about 1 mile south-west of Appleby church. It straddles the A444, south of the crossroads of the highways from Ashby de la Zouch to Tamworth, from Atherstone to Burton upon Trent and Junction 11 of the M42/A42. Appleby Magna and Appleby Parva are usually collectively known as Appleby.
Appleby Magna
Photo: Paul Reynolds, CC BY 2.0.
Appleby Magna is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It includes the small hamlets of Appleby Parva and Little Wigston.
Austrey
Village
Austrey is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire District of Warwickshire, England. Austrey is situated 2 miles west of Norton Juxta Twycross.
Norton Juxta Twycross
- Category: locality
- Location: Twycross, Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.65987° or 52° 39′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.52386° or 1° 31′ 26″ westElevation
377 feet (115 metres)Open location code
9C4WMF5G+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29626671OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Norton Juxta Twycross” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Norton-juxta-Twycross”
- Dutch: “Norton Juxta Twycross”
- Irish: “Norton Juxta Twycross”
- Polish: “Norton Juxta Twycross”
- Polish: “Norton-Juxta-Twycross”
- Swedish: “Norton-Juxta-Twycross”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Twycross and Little Twycross.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Norton Juxta Twycross and Norton Juxta Twycross Village Hall.
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