Area Info for Normanton (West Yorkshire)

Normanton, West Yorkshire, UK

Normanton is a market town located in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles south of Leeds and around 4 miles north of Wakefield. The town has a rich history that dates back to medieval times, with its development closely linked to the coal mining industry and textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution.

History

The name 'Normanton' is believed to derive from Old English, meaning 'Northman's town' or 'Northman's settlement.' Historically, it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The town grew significantly during the 19th century due to the expa The name 'Normanton' is believed to derive from Old English, meaning 'Northman's town' or 'Northman's settlement.' Historically, it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The town grew significantly during the 19th century due to the expansion of coal mining and the railway network, which facilitated transportation and trade.

Economy and Industry

Traditionally, Normanton's economy was based on coal mining, textiles, and manufacturing industries. Although many of these industries have declined, the town still retains some industrial activity. The presence of the railway station and proximity to major roads make it a convenient location for commuting and local commerce.

Transport

Normanton is served by Normanton railway station, which provides regular services to Leeds, Wakefield, and other regional destinations. The town is also accessible via the M62 motorway, offering good road connectivity across West Yorkshire and beyond.

Community and Amenities

The town features various local amenities, including shops, schools, parks, and community centres. It has a mix of residential areas and historical sites, reflecting its long-standing heritage. Normanton also hosts local markets and events that serve the community.

Notable Features

Normanton is known for its historical railway station and its proximity to the River Calder. The town has several parks and green spaces, providing recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Martin Frobisher Infant School0.00 miles
Church Road, Altofts, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2NU
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School0.26 miles
Lee Brigg, Altofts, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2LN
Normanton Altofts Junior School0.48 miles
Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2NF
Normanton Junior Academy1.02 miles
Church Lane, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1EY
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School1.05 miles
High Street, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1NR
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School1.21 miles
Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2HZ
Newlands Primary School1.22 miles
Wakefield Road, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1BB
Normanton Common Primary Academy1.27 miles
Castleford Road, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1QU
The Freeston Academy1.29 miles
Favell Avenue, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1HZ
Kingsland Primary School1.34 miles
Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 4BA
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School1.72 miles
Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 4NT
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.78 miles
Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 4HS
Wakefield City Academy2.24 miles
Warmfield View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF
Royds School2.25 miles
Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8EX
Meadowcroft School2.33 miles
24 Bar Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4AD
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate2.35 miles
Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 3HU
Health
Clinic
Novus Health Ltd (King's Medical Centre)0.80 miles
Kings Medical Centre, King Edward Street, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2AZ
Kings Medical Centre0.80 miles
King Edward Street, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2AZ
One Health Group-Spine Clinic-Normanton0.80 miles
Kings Medical Centre, King Edward Street, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2AZ
Kings Medical Practice0.80 miles
Kings Medical Centre, King Edward Street, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2AZ
Novus Health (Queen Street Surgery)0.88 miles
60 Queen Street, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2BU
Parkview Surgery1.10 miles
148 Castleford Road, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2EP
Savile Park View House, Wakefield2.67 miles
Savile Park View House, Lumley Street, Castleford, WF10 5LT
Leeds Community Mri Service2.84 miles
West Riding County Fa, Fleet Lane, Woodlesford, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8NX
Sg Radiology And Associates Limited Hq2.87 miles
10 Boundary Drive, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3QQ
Novus Health (Warrengate Medical Centre)2.98 miles
78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4PR
Mediscan - Warrengate Medical Centre2.98 miles
Upper Warrengate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4PR
The Dancer, Wakefield2.98 miles
The Dancer, 8 Peterson Road, Wakefield, WF1 4EB
Grange View, Wakefield3.00 miles
Grange View, Annie Street, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PW
Almshouse Surgery3.21 miles
Trinity Medical Centre, Thornhill Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1PG
Grove Surgery3.21 miles
Trinity Medical Centre, Thornhill Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1PG
The Grove Surgery3.21 miles
Trinity Medical Centre, Thornhill Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1PG
GP
Dr G Aruna Prasad - Patience Lane Surgery0.35 miles
The Surgery, Patience Lane, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2JZ
Dr D W Brown & Partners - King's Medical Practice0.80 miles
King`s Medical Centre, King Edward Street, Normanton, Normanton, WF6 2AZ
Dr P Dewhirst & Partner - Queen Street Surgery0.88 miles
Queen Street Surgery, 60 Queen Street, Normanton, Normanton, WF6 2BU
Dr R P Gupta & Partner - Newland Surgery1.01 miles
Newland Surgery, Newland Lane, Normanton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF6 1QD
Park View Surgery1.10 miles
Park View Surgery, 148 Castleford Road, Normanton, WF6 2EP
Dr D C Brightman & Partners - Stanley Health Centre1.78 miles
The Health Centre, Stanley, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF3 4HS
Dr V Labor & Partner - Eastmoor Health Centre2.21 miles
Eastmoor Health Centre, Windhill Road, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 4SD
Dr Bance & Partners - Pinfold Surgery2.53 miles
Pinfold Surgery, Pinfold Lane, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9AA
Dr B S Browning and Partners2.91 miles
2 Church Farm Close, Leeds Road, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3SA
Dr C J Hall & Partners - Sharlston Medical Centre2.93 miles
Sharlston Medical Centre, Clifton Road, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1AF
Dr P F O'Connell & Partners - Warrengate Medical Centre2.98 miles
Warrengate Medical Centre, Upper Warrengate, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 4PR
Oulton Medical Centre - Dr Hudson & Partners3.09 miles
Oulton Medical Centre, Quarry Hill, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8SZ
Dr D R Fyfe & Partners - New Southgate Surgery3.10 miles
New Southgate Surgery, Buxton Place, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 3JQ
Dr A Power & Partners - Almshouse Surgery3.21 miles
Almshouse Surgery, Trinity Medical Centre, Thornhill Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1PG
Grove Surgery3.21 miles
Grove Surgery, Trinity Medical Centre, Thornhill Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1PG
Marsh Street Surgery - Dr Hudson & Partners3.21 miles
Marsh Street Surgery, 25a Marsh Street, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0AG
Hospital
Spire Methley Park Hospital2.22 miles
Methley Lane, Methley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 9HG
Fieldhead, Wakefield2.51 miles
Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3SP
Pinderfields Hospital2.52 miles
Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG
Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital, Wakefield2.67 miles
Lumley Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 5LT
Pontefract Hospital5.28 miles
Friarwood Lane, Friarwood Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1PL
Seacroft Hospital6.93 miles
York Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 6UH
Priory Hospital Dewsbury7.48 miles
York Road, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 7LB
Becklin Centre7.64 miles
Alma Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7BE
St James's Hospital7.65 miles
Beckett Street, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF
Leeds General Infirmary8.03 miles
Great George Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX
Nuffield Health, Leeds Hospital8.04 miles
2 Leighton Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EB
Leeds Dental Hospital8.23 miles
Clarendon Way, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9LU
Chapel Allerton Hospital8.80 miles
Chapeltown Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4SA
Dewsbury and District Hospital8.92 miles
Halifax Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4HS
Spire Leeds Hospital9.14 miles
Jackson Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS8 1NT
St Mary's Hospital9.68 miles
Green Hill Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3QE
Pharmacy
M&a Dispensing Chemists Ltd0.28 miles
1a Lee Brig, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2JJ
Lloydspharmacy0.80 miles
Kings Street Medical Ctr, King Edward St, Normanton, Wakefield, WF6 2AZ
Lloydspharmacy0.86 miles
6-8 High Street, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2AB
Exel Chemist0.87 miles
56 High Street, Normanton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF6 2AQ
Lloydspharmacy0.99 miles
2 St Michaels Green, Normanton, Wakefield, WF6 1PX
M and A Dispensing Chemist Ltd1.10 miles
146a Castleford Road, Normanton, Wakefield, WF6 2EP
Boots1.78 miles
Stanley Health Centre, Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 4HS
Boots2.21 miles
64a Windhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SD
Methley Pharmacy2.45 miles
Pinfold Lane, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9AB
Outwood Pharmacy2.90 miles
466 Leeds Road, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2DU
Boots2.95 miles
82 Upper Warrengate, Peterson Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4JZ
Sharlston Pharmacy2.95 miles
74 Weeland Road, Sharlston, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1DB
Carlton Lane Pharmacy3.02 miles
2 Carlton Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3LJ
Sainsbury's Pharmacy3.06 miles
Trinity Walk, Marsh Way, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1QQ
Boots3.09 miles
Oulton Medical Centre, Oulton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8SZ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy3.10 miles
The Pharmacy, Buxton Place, Newton Bar, WF1 3JQ
Leisure
Park
STANLEY MARSH1.85 miles
SOUTHERN WASHLANDS1.85 miles
OULTON HALL (Grade II Listed)2.76 miles
WALTON3.66 miles
WALTON NATURE PARK3.66 miles
LETCHMIRE PASTURES3.78 miles
ALVERTHORPE AND WRENTHORPE MEADOWS3.80 miles
THORNES PARK (Grade II Listed)4.00 miles
PONTEFRACT COUNTRY PARK4.09 miles
NOSTELL PRIORY (Grade II* Listed)4.29 miles
PUGNEYS4.50 miles
TOWNCLOSE HILLS4.54 miles
ANGLERS4.83 miles
ANGLERS COUNTRY PARK4.87 miles
FAIRBURN INGS4.98 miles
FRIARWOOD VALLEY GARDENS (Grade II Listed)5.14 miles
Shop
Groceries
Lidl Normanton0.76 miles
Altofts Road, Normanton, WF6 2AY
ASDA Normanton0.90 miles
High Street, Normanton, WF6 2AL
Farmfoods Normanton0.93 miles
The Old Police Station, High Street, WF6 2AL
Normanton Stores1.09 miles
183 Church Lane, Normanton, Wakefield West Yorkshire WF6 1AZ
Londis Hope Town Post Office1.21 miles
313 Castleford Road, Wakefield, WF6 2HL
Moorhouse Stores, News, Food & Wine1.39 miles
3 Moorhouse Grove, Stanley Wakefield WF3 4BB
Sainsbury's Normanton Local1.54 miles
66 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Normanton, WF6 1JG
Co-op Wakefield1.78 miles
Lake Lock Road, WF3 4HS
Windhill Store and PO2.21 miles
64 Windhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 4SD
Nisa Bobby Sangha2.23 miles
52 Windhill Rd, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DA
Methley Mini Market2.50 miles
Main Street, Methley Leeds LS26 9HZ
Co-op Wakefield2.64 miles
Outwood, WF1 3TR
Outwood Express2.73 miles
623 Leeds Road, Outwood Wakefield WF1 2LU
Tesco Wakefield (Express)2.82 miles
Stanley Rd, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4LH
Tesco Wakefield (Express)2.83 miles
526 Leeds Rd, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2DX
Londis Jet Jacobs Well Service Station2.86 miles
Jacobs Well Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3NS
Transport
Airport
Leeds Bradford International Airport14.42 miles
Sheffield City Airport21.82 miles
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport23.23 miles
Durham Tees Valley Airport55.42 miles
East Midlands Airport61.08 miles
Bus Stop
Church Road Library (SW)0.06 miles
Church Road Library (NE)0.08 miles
Church Rd The Crescent (W)0.16 miles
Church Road Agincourt Dr (NE)0.19 miles
Church Road Foxholes Ln (NE)0.20 miles
High Green Rd Garforth Drive (S)0.22 miles
Lee Brig Coronation Avenue (E)0.25 miles
Lee Brig Coronation Avenue (W)0.25 miles
Church Road High Green Rd (SW)0.26 miles
High Green Rd Patience Lane (E)0.26 miles
High Green Rd Patience Lane (W)0.27 miles
Church Road High Green Rd (NE)0.28 miles
Station Road Hanby Ave (NW)0.31 miles
Church Road Stuart Grove (NE)0.34 miles
Station Road Hanby Ave (SE)0.34 miles
Church Road Stuart Rd (NE)0.34 miles
Railway Station
Normanton Rail Station0.70 miles
Streethouse Rail Station2.63 miles
Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station3.08 miles
Outwood Rail Station3.18 miles
Woodlesford Rail Station3.34 miles
Castleford Rail Station3.38 miles
Wakefield Westgate Rail Station3.47 miles
Featherstone Rail Station3.69 miles
Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station3.72 miles
Glasshoughton Rail Station3.73 miles
Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station4.79 miles
Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station5.34 miles
Pontefract Baghill Rail Station5.44 miles
Fitzwilliam Rail Station5.80 miles
East Garforth Rail Station6.29 miles
Garforth Rail Station6.41 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (WF6 2N*)
Number of Properties in Catchment386
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
51, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£300,000
2025-08-28
detached
freehold
Sold 2022-06-24   £280,000
48, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£360,000
2025-08-01
detached
freehold
6, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£260,000
2025-04-11
detached
freehold
27, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£242,500
2025-03-28
detached
freehold
20, ROSE FARM RISE

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2PL		£275,000
2025-02-26
detached
freehold
20, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£330,000
2024-10-17
detached
freehold
5, ROSE FARM RISE

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2PL		£210,000
2024-09-12
semidetached
freehold
14, ROSE FARM MEADOWS

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2HY		£250,000
2024-05-03
terraced
freehold
Sold 2020-10-30   £210,000
32, ROSE FARM MEADOWS

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2HY		£160,000
2023-08-04
terraced
freehold
41, NEWMARKET LANE
METHLEY
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS26 9DN		£125,000
2023-06-27
terraced
freehold
34, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£203,343
2023-05-24
detached
freehold
1, ROSE FARM RISE

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2PL		£272,500
2023-05-05
detached
freehold
36, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£385,000
2023-03-31
detached
freehold
58, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£225,000
2022-06-30
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2021-09-30   £201,000
15, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£226,000
2022-06-13
detached
freehold
32, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£280,000
2022-06-10
detached
freehold
18, ROSE FARM RISE

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2PL		£188,000
2022-05-30
semidetached
freehold
23, ROSE FARM RISE

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2PL		£185,000
2022-05-18
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2020-06-12   £144,000
26, ROSE FARM MEADOWS

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2HY		£88,000
2022-04-29
flatmaisonette
leasehold
7, ROSE FARM RISE

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2PL		£235,000
2022-04-14
detached
freehold
2, ROSE FARM RISE

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2PL		£285,000
2022-03-10
detached
freehold
47, NEWMARKET LANE
METHLEY
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS26 9DN		£165,000
2022-02-04
terraced
freehold
10, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£352,500
2021-11-18
detached
freehold
1, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£275,000
2021-11-18
detached
freehold
37, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£265,000
2021-10-22
detached
freehold
50, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£190,000
2021-09-17
semidetached
freehold
92, NEWMARKET LANE
METHLEY
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS26 9DP		£115,000
2021-07-27
terraced
freehold
Sold 2020-05-28   £100,000
17, HUNGATE LANE
METHLEY
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS26 9DT		£260,500
2021-06-09
detached
freehold
34, ROSE FARM MEADOWS

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2HY		£155,000
2021-06-07
terraced
freehold
31, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£250,000
2021-02-26
detached
freehold
38, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£175,000
2021-02-05
detached
freehold
16, ROSE FARM RISE

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2PL		£150,000
2020-11-20
semidetached
freehold
15, HUNGATE LANE
METHLEY
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS26 9DT		£260,000
2020-06-19
detached
freehold
71, NEWMARKET LANE
METHLEY
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS26 9DN		£12,500
2020-03-04
otherPropertyType
freehold
53, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£385,000
2019-12-03
detached
freehold
6C, ROSE FARM MEADOWS

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2HY		£340,000
2019-05-24
detached
freehold
6A, ROSE FARM MEADOWS

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2HY		£300,000
2019-03-21
detached
freehold
55B, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£230,000
2019-03-20
detached
freehold
3, NEWMARKET LANE
METHLEY
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS26 9DN		£4,120,000
2019-03-08
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 2019-03-08   £494,400,000
6B, ROSE FARM MEADOWS

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2HY		£300,000
2019-02-08
detached
freehold
16, ROSE FARM MEADOWS

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2HY		£172,500
2018-12-21
terraced
freehold
36, ROSE FARM MEADOWS

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2HY		£153,000
2018-12-14
terraced
freehold
52, ROSE FARM APPROACH

NORMANTON
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF6 2RZ		£140,000
2018-10-01
semidetached
freehold
94, NEWMARKET LANE
METHLEY
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS26 9DP		£108,000
2018-08-17
terraced
freehold
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