It lies to the west of the Long Mynd and the nearest town is Bishop's Castle.

The township lies 2½ miles W of the Long-Mynd, 2½ E of the boundary with Wales, and 4¼ N E of Bishops-Castle r[ailway].

The parish contains also the townships of Asterton, Whitcott, and Hardwick; and its post town is Bishops-Castle, Shropshire.

[3] The name Norbury can be interpreted in Anglo-Saxon to mean 'North fortification',[4] this is due to the hill fort defences that are situated nearby and the fact that Norbury is tucked away in the bucolic Onny Valley.

[3] In 1870 Asterton was described as: "a township in Norbury parish, Salop; on Long Mynd hills, 4½ miles SW of Church-Stretton.

Today, the primitive Methodist church is derelict and is believed to have closed in the late 1950s.

[3] In 1961 Mr George Foxall started to produce map records containing the field names and land usage in Norbury parish.

[11] The Norbury tornado was the longest-lived tornado of the entire outbreak, staying on the ground for over 35 miles as it moved north-eastwards across Shropshire, dissipating after passing through the town of Whitchurch in the north of the county.

Wentnor store sells locally sourced produce, alcohol, sweets and newspapers.

[13] Although there are not any shops in the parish itself there are two busy high-streets in the neighbouring towns Clun and Bishops castle.

On the outskirts of the parish is Norbury primary school and nursery which was founded in 1874 by Mrs Addyes Scott.

In 2013 Norbury primary school was classified as good by Ofsted and has maintained its status since their visit in 2010.

Walkmill house is a traditional stone-built cottage set along the River Onny.

[18] The Coach House serves their guests locally grown and sourced food.

The 1801 census data shows that there was a population of 281 people living in Norbury parish.

This figure grew at a constant rate for the next four decades until 1841 where it reached its highest recorded population of 420.

The data also indicates that not many people in Norbury were educated as the number of skilled professionals was extremely low.

The 2011 census data shows that there has been an increase in education as the majority of people have skilled occupations.