St Mary’s stands on the hill overlooking the village of Norton. Norton sits in the middle of the Benefice and is bisected by the main A38. It has roughly 500 residents and in recent years has seen a good number of new houses being built, with more to come. Historically it has been a farming community and farms are still evident all around. The parish extends to the banks of the River Severn. The village has an excellent village hall that hosts a variety of local groups and others from further afield, two pubs and, currently, the only school in the benefice. There is a rugby club and an outdoor sports area. Most of the groups in the village have some members of our worshipping community involved. The church has organised harvest suppers and other events in the village hall Its monthjlyt coffee morning is held there in the winter months.. There is a monthly village newsletter.

The history of Norton website has a lot of extra information about the church and the role of faith in the community of the years. As part of this, Steve Maidment has prepared a comprehensive history of the church which you can read here. We are grateful to Steve for making this available.