History
The village is on the southern slope of Norton Camp, a large hillfort that shows evidence of occupation from neolithic times, through the Bronze Age, to the Roman occupation of Britain.
The Church of All Saints dates from the late 13th and early 14th century. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.
The parish of Norton Fitzwarren was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred.
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