Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.028 registered heritage sites stand within 50 km of Norton
The nearest town to Norton with a top designation is Quispamsis, 22 km away. 8.5% of its homes went up between 2016 and 2021; the typical town built 4.1%.
28 places on Canada’s registers lie 50 km or less from Norton
The first one out is Trinity Church and Rectory, 18 km away in Kingston. Their towns number 6: Saint John, Westfield and Kingston first. Fort La Tour, 40 km off, is the oldest: 1631.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Trinity Church and RectoryNational Historic Site · 1787–1790 · 18 km away, in Kingston |
| St. Luke's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1833–1834 · 22 km away, in Quispamsis |
| Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American)National Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 26 km away, in Rothesay |
| Former Intercolonial Railway Station, Sussex, New BrunswickHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1915 · 27 km away, in Sussex |
| Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionLocal historic place · 1865 · 39 km away, in Saint John |
| Saint John County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1826–1830 · 39 km away, in Saint John |
| St. John's Anglican Church / Stone ChurchNational Historic Site · 1823–1827 · 39 km away, in Saint John |
| Number 2 Mechanics' Volunteer Company Engine HouseNational Historic Site · 1840–1842 · 39 km away, in Saint John |
| Loyalist HouseNational Historic Site · 1810–1818 · 39 km away, in Saint John |
| Imperial / Bi-Capitol TheatreNational Historic Site · 1912–1924 · 39 km away, in Saint John |
| Admiral Beatty HotelLocal historic place · 39 km away, in Saint John |
| Saint John City MarketNational Historic Site · 1874–1877 · 39 km away, in Saint John |
Most of what stands within 50 km of Norton dates from the decades after Confederation
Out to 50 km from Norton, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
27 places within 50 km have a date. 13 go back before 1867. Oldest of all: Fort La Tour, Saint John, 1631.
Norton built the most from 1981 to 2000, 35% of today’s homes
Count back from today and half of Norton’s homes are older than 2001. Homes from before 1961 are 15% of Norton’s housing, about the typical 18%. In Norton, 25% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Norton and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton | 1,416 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hampton | 4,754 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Upham | 1,388 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hampton | 3,268 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Norton | 1,551 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Springfield | 1,751 | 0 | 0 | — |
Norton in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 15% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
Questions about Norton’s history
How many historic places does Norton have on the registers?
Inside Norton, none so far. At 18 km, Trinity Church and Rectory in Kingston is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Norton?
15% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).