The oldest part of Norton Church is the south doorway of the church porch, which dates to the Norman architectural period (c1050-1200). The architectural historian Nickolas Pevsner considered this feature to be 'over restored' - probably in the 19th century (Pevsner 1967, 479). The nave arcade betrays the 'transitional' feature of a Norman rounded arcade with Early English double chamfered arches dated by Pevsner to c1200. The rest of the church is in the Perpendicular style (c.1350-c.1530) with documentary evidence pointing to an early 14th century date for the s chancel chapel. In the churchyard is a scheduled medieval cross shaft and base and the listed monument to sculptor Sir Francis Chantry (d1841) (English Heritage - Listed Buildings Online). Entirely within Norton Conservation Area. Legibility of previous character types is uncertain as we have no evidence as yet for earlier landscapes.