Norton
Norton is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Norton, Sri Lanka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Norton Dam and Laxapana Falls.
Norton Dam
Dam
Photo: Pol van den Scheetekens, CC BY 3.0.
The Norton Dam is a gravity dam built across the Kehelgamu Oya, which is a main tributary to the Kelani River. The dam is built at Norton Bridge, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.
Laxapana Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Astronomyinertia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laxapana Falls is, at 126 m high, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 625th highest in the world. It is situated in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District, about 16 km from Maskeliya town on Maskeliya-Norton Bridge road, in a village called Kiriwan Eliya. Laxapana Falls is situated 3 km southwest of Norton.
Aberdeen Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Hasindu2008, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aberdeen Falls is a 98 m high waterfall on the Kehelgamu Oya near Ginigathena, in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. Kehelgamu Oya is a major tributary of the Kelani River. Aberdeen Falls is situated 4 km northwest of Norton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norton Bridge and Kiriwan Eliya.
Norton Bridge
Village
Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Nuwara Eliya district, in the Central Province.
Kiriwan Eliya
Village
Kiriwan Eliya is a village in Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District. Laxapana Falls, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, is located here.
Watawala
Town
Watawala is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Watawala is situated 3½ km northeast of Norton.
Norton
Latitude
6.91823° or 6° 55′ 6″ northLongitude
80.52099° or 80° 31′ 16″ eastOpen location code
6MR2WG9C+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 5253572523OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q7060559
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Norton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Norton, Sri Lanka”
- Irish: “Norton”
- Persian: “نورتون (سریلانکا)”
- Persian: “نورتون”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include norton police station and norton pansala.
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