- Cold Norton
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Coordinates: 51°40′20″N 0°40′08″E / 51.672236°N 0.668964°E
Cold Norton 
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Cold Norton
Cold Norton shown within EssexOS grid reference TL845005 District Maldon Shire county Essex Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district CM3 Dialling code 01621 Police Essex Fire Essex Ambulance East of England EU Parliament East of England UK Parliament Maldon List of places: UK • England • Essex
Cold Norton is a village on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, England. It is located in rural countryside 10 miles to the east of Chelmsford, and lies just over a mile to the north of the River Crouch, which can be seen from the village's main hill. Nearby villages include Purleigh and North Fambridge. Administratively, Cold Norton forms part of the Purleigh ward in the district of Maldon[1].There are 412 dwellings, some industrial and commercial enterprises and the Three Rivers Golf and Country Club.[2]
There are two golf courses at Three Rivers Golf and Country Club, The 18 hole 6449 yard par 72 Kings Course and the smaller 18 hole par 64 Jubilee Course.
Cold Norton Primary School is in St Stephens Road.
The local parish church, St Stephen's, was the location of the first Church of England marriage ceremony to be conducted by a woman priest.
The Norton Public House was reopened in August 2009 being run on a voluntary basis by local residents with the cooperation of the owners of the freehold and was featured in the television series "Save our Boozer" shown on UKTV Blighty.
Cold Norton was the location for the fictional HMP Cold Norton in the 2010 series of Law and Order UK, a popular TV crime series shown on ITV1. This has upset several residents.
The village hall has secured £348,500 from the Big Lottery Fund. The money comes from the lottery fund's community buildings programme.[3]
References
- ^ Maldon District Council
- ^ "Our Village". http://www.cold-norton.org.uk/our_village.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ "Cold Norton Village Hall receives massive lottery grant". This is Total Essex. http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/news/COLD-NORTON-Village-hall-receives-massive-lottery-grant/article-574159-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
External links
- Cold Norton - Parish Council
- Three Rivers Golf and Country Club
- Information and photographs of Cold Norton Village
- The history of Cold Norton
- Save The Norton - Norton Public House website
Towns: 
Villages: Althorne • Asheldham • Bradwell Waterside • Bradwell-on-Sea • Cold Norton • Creeksea • Dengie • Great Totham • Hazeleigh • Heybridge • Langford • Latchingdon • Mayland • Maylandsea • Mundon • North Fambridge • Purleigh • Snoreham • Southminster • Steeple • Stow Maries • St. Lawrence • Tillingham • Tolleshunt D'Arcy • Wickham Bishops • Woodham Mortimer • Woodham WalterMaldon is the seat of the Maldon district
List of places in EssexCategories:- Maldon (district)
- Villages in Essex
- Essex geography stubs
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