Notton

{{short description|Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England}}

{{For|the hamlet in Wiltshire|Notton, Wiltshire}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.613|-1.474|display=inline,title}}

| label_position = top

| official_name = Notton

| population = 982

| population_ref = (2011)

| civil_parish = Notton {{cite web|url=http://parishcouncil.notton.org.uk/|title=Welcome to the Notton Parish Council website|website=Notton Parish Council|access-date=20 July 2021}}

| metropolitan_borough = City of Wakefield

| metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Hemsworth

| post_town = WAKEFIELD

| postcode_district = WF4

| postcode_area = WF

| dial_code = 01226 (Barnsley)

| os_grid_reference = SE349131

| static_image_name = Notton Post Office (geograph 3094061).jpg

| static_image_caption = Notton Post Office, 2012

}}

Notton is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England. The village is approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} north-west of Royston and {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} south of the centre of Wakefield. The parish had a population of 982 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127156&c=Notton&d=16&e=62&g=6375713&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1456929569962&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=2 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} Until 1974, the parish was part of Wakefield Rural District.

In the Middle Ages the manor was held by the de Notton family, whose most notable member was William de Notton (died about 1365), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. It later passed to the Darcy family.

Notton has a village hall on George Lane, and a post office on Applehaigh Lane.

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