page_title: St James, Norton
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: St James, Norton / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Inner portal of the south porch of the parish church of St James, Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
context_page_description: St James, Norton is the Church of England parish church of the Norton district of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
context_section_description: The Domesday Book of 1086 records a manor at Norton but not a church. The earliest parts of the building are Norman: the 11th-century inner doorway in the south porch and six corbels, evidently re-set, flanking it on the east and west walls of the porch. The arch over the doorway has zigzag moulding but is heavily restored. If the doorway is 11th-century, the claim by John Charles Cox (1843–1919) that Robert FitzRanulph (circa 1117–72) founded the church can be discounted.
  The church has a west tower, all but the top of which is Early English Gothic. Also Early English is the baptismal font inside the church.
  Much of the rest of the church is Perpendicular Gothic. The nave has north and south aisles. The north aisle has five bays and was built about 1200. The south aisle has a three-bay arcade and is 14th-century. East of the south aisle is a south chapel with its own two-bay arcade, which was completed in 1524.
  In the 19th century the church was restored, the vestry and organ chamber were built and the south porch was rebuilt with a new Gothic Revival vault.
  The west tower has a ring of eight bells. John Taylor & Co of Loughborough, Leicestershire cast or re-cast them all in 1896, in time for the Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Victoria in 1897.
caption: Restored Norman doorway inside the south porch
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