page_title: Norton-on-Derwent
section_title: Community
hierarchical_section_title: Norton-on-Derwent / Community
caption_attribution_description: English: Malton Bacon Factory. Owned by Grampian Foods, known locally only as 'The Baco' this occupies a very large site on an industrial estate to the east of the town and is Malton's largest employer.
context_page_description: Norton-on-Derwent, commonly referred to as simply Norton, is a town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Norton borders the market town of Malton, and is separated from it by the River Derwent. The 2001 Census gave the population of the parish as 6,943, increasing at the 2011 Census to 7,387.
context_section_description: Norton, with Malton, has significance within the horse racing industry for the town's many stables.
  There is a 27-hole golf course located off Welham Road, (Malton & Norton Golf Club) which covers a large part of the south-west end of the town. The club is the 'home club' of European Tour professional Simon Dyson.
  Norton's schools are Norton Primary School, and Norton College secondary school. The secondary school has Academy and specialist Technology College status, a sixth form college and a playgroup.
  Sport facilities include a swimming pool, a skate park, and Norton College sixth form gym that is open to the public.
  Malton Bacon Factory in Norton is a major employer for the both Norton, Malton and the local area.
caption: The Bacon factory
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