Norton Priory

The Priory of St Mary was moved from Runcorn to Norton in 1134 by William fitz William, third baron of Halton. Despite a major fire in 1236, Norton grew in size and stature to become an abbey in 1391, and its abbot was a senior and much respected member of the Augustinian Order.

• | By (Author): Christine Howard-Davis (Author)| Fraser Brown (Edited by)
• | Publisher: Oxford Archaeology
• | Publication Date: Dec 31, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 474 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0904220524
• | ISBN-13: 9780904220520