West Yorkshire. It is believed to have existed since at least 1256 and is built in the Perpendicular style. Newland The Newland estate was a small township on the outskirts of Normanton and lies on the north bank of the River Calder. Existing since 1213 when it was established by King John as a preceptory of the Knights Templar, it was later transferred to the similar organisation, the "Knights Hospitaller" in 1256. The property belonging to the Hospitallers was dissolved by King Henry VIII who bestowed the property upon himself. The earliest known preceptor of the Knights Hospitaller was Simon Paccable in 1313. Newland was once held by the Levett family, and William Levett, who was lord of the manor, was admitted tenant of the Knights Hospitaller on 2 October 1447. The estate changed hands of ownership a number of times since King Henry VIII sold the land in 1544, with final ownership landing on the Warmfield Company Limited in 1926, who ran brickworks until the mid-20th century. Newland today is kept as a nature reserve, with the remains of the estate overgrown with shrubs and plant life, the remains of Newland Hall still stand in the woodlands as a derelict building that last saw occupancy in 1972. A small fishing area just outside the Newland Estate is used by local fishermen. Transport Normanton is just off of Junction 31 of the M62. It has a railway station, Normanton Railway Station. The town is on bus routes and is served by taxi and minibus companies. Education The following is a list of schools in the Normanton area: Normanton All Saints Primary School Normanton Junior Academy Normanton Outwood Academy, Freeston Newlands Primary School Altofts Junior School Normanton Common Primary Academy St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Martin Frobisher Primary School Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School Sports The town is home to a cricket club – Normanton St John's CC, and 2 football teams – A.S. Normanton F.C. and Normanton Athletic Juniors. Arguably the biggest sport in the area is Rugby League. Normanton Knights are the town's main amateur club and play in the National Conference League. Notable people Paul Anderson – rugby league player-coach for Huddersfield Alice Bacon – Baroness Bacon, CBE, PC, Labour Member of Parliament and party chair Lawrence Byford – senior police officer and author of the "Byford Report" into the Yorkshire Ripper investigation Ben Cockayne