Norton-le-Clay

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|54.134180|-1.386020|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Norton-le-Clay | static_image = | static_image_caption = | population = 497 | population_ref = (2011 Census)<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007402|title=Norton-le-Clay Parish|accessdate=5 February 2020}}</ref> | civil_parish = Norton-le-Clay | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = | post_town = YORK | postcode_district = YO61 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE402711 }} '''Norton-le-Clay''' is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

==Geography== It is situated near the A1(M) motorway and {{Convert|2|mi|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Charlotte |title=Village counts its wartime blessings |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environment/village-counts-its-wartime-blessings-1-5998813 |accessdate=5 February 2020 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=31 August 2013 |language=en|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

===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.<ref>''Times'' Tuesday May 8 1973, page 1</ref><ref>''Ripon Gazette'' Friday 11 May 1973, page 1</ref>

Flt Lt M G Saunders was the pilot in Jet Provost ''XR647'', and Flt Lt Wayne Durham was the navigator; both ejected.<ref>[https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/140160 XR647]</ref> In the other Jet Provost ''XS216'' was Flt Lt Richard Wallis and Flying Officer Derek Sage<ref>[https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/178159 XS216]</ref>

thumb|left|The south-west end of Norton-le-Clay {{clear left}}

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