Kings Norton, alternatively King's Norton, is an area of Birmingham, England.
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12 Facts About Kings Norton
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Excavations at Kings Norton found signs of a small Romano-British settlement, including Roman pottery and a Roman ditch at Parsons Hill, near Icknield Street.
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Kings Norton derives its origin from the basic Early English Nor + tun, meaning North settlement and belonging to or held by the king, when Kings Norton was the northernmost of the berewicks or outlying manors of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire.
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Kings Norton was the scene of a couple of minor incidents during the English Civil War.
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Historically, Kings Norton had been part of Worcestershire, but from 1898, it was part of the King's Norton and Northfield urban district until added to Birmingham in 1911 by the Greater Birmingham Act.
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In October 1920,25½ acres of land at Kings Norton were purchased by the Birmingham Civic Society and afterwards presented to the city for the benefit of the citizens of Birmingham.
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Kings Norton Park is an urban park in Kings Norton.
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Kings Norton is home to the world-famous glass manufacturers Triplex.
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Kings Norton is a ward of Birmingham City Council, a metropolitan unitary authority.
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At present Kings Norton is made up two Birmingham City Council Ward's, represented by Alex Aitken and Peter Griffiths.
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Kings Norton became part of Northfield district in 2006, partitioned from Selly Oak.
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Kings Norton ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Bob Barr.
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