Having already embarked upon a number of projects such as the building of the Millennium Village Hall and the planting of the Community Orchard, residents of Wood Norton sought to extend their programme of activity and their commitment to community values by exploring the heritage of the village, and the Wood Norton Heritage Project was formed in June 2015.

In the History section of the Heritage webpage we will have tried to build a picture of life in early Wood Norton or Nortuna as it was then called (in the Domesday Book). In those days the church and its institutions featured greatly in the every day life of everyone in the village.  Some of this information has been assembled by others over the years and is to be found in old books and manuscripts, but we are exploring new ways of interpreting the heritage of Wood Norton.

Much research has been done on the War Memorial and we have been fortunate to be contacted by and met relatives of some of the WW1 servicemen, which is very rewarding.  We were able to have the biographies produced to commemorate the servicemen who died in WW1 published on the Norfolk in World War One website.

We mount exhibitions of our research and about our village life in our church (see the Exhibitions webpages to see pictures of past events) and we have received very positive feedback on our displays – ‘some fine heritage work’, ‘a fascinating historical display’.

If you are interested in Wood Norton’s past try visiting this site http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk.

Please take time to support our venture.  If you have any photos, stories, or information, or would like to contribute to the Wood Norton Heritage Project, please contact Ivor Wells ([email protected]) or Joanne Burd ([email protected]).

See the page Exhibitions in the Church for more details on the research undertaken and exhibitions held.

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