Norton-le-Clay

Norton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

Norton-le-Clay
Norton-le-Clay Location within North Yorkshire
Population	497 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE402711
Civil parish	Norton-le-Clay
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO61
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.134180°N 1.386020°W / 54.134180; -1.386020

Geography

It is situated near the A1(M) motorway and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Boroughbridge. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

History

It is one of the Thankful Villages that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.^[2]

1973 mid-air collision

See also: List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom

There was a mid-air collision on Monday 7 May 1973, where a pilot in BAC Jet Provost ejected; the Jet Provost aircraft killed two people when it crashed.^[3][4]

Flt Lt M G Saunders was the pilot in Jet Provost XR647, and Flt Lt Wayne Durham was the navigator; both ejected.^[5] In the other other Jet Provost XS216 was Flt Lt Richard Wallis and Flying Officer Derek Sage^[6]

The south-west end of Norton-le-Clay