Bishop Norton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is about 10 miles (16 km) west of Market Rasen, and is close to the A15 road. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 233.
The village has a Grade II listed church, house and cottage, and one Grade I listed house, Norton Place.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter.
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