▁N orton ▁railway ▁station ▁and ▁with d rew ▁passenger ▁services ▁between ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁and ▁King ham . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁BR ▁closed ▁the ▁B & CD R ▁to ▁fre ight ▁and ▁dis m ant led ▁the ▁line . ▁The ▁dis used ▁railway ▁tunnel ▁is ▁br icked ▁at ▁both ▁ends , ▁for ▁safety ▁and ▁to ▁protect ▁any ▁b ats ▁inside . ▁( See ▁Wild life ▁and ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 1 ) ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁ri oting ▁took ▁place ▁following ▁the ▁conv iction ▁and ▁sent encing ▁of ▁the ▁As c ott ▁Mart y rs , ▁ 1 6 ▁local ▁women ▁accused ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁strike break ers ▁at ▁a ▁farm . ▁ ▁Bl iss ▁Twe ed ▁Mill , ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁town , ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁twe ed ▁mill ▁by ▁William ▁Bl iss ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁mill work ers ▁struck ▁for ▁eight ▁months . ▁The ▁mill ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁fl ats . ▁It ▁remains ▁a ▁land mark , ▁visible ▁from ▁Wor c ester ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁lost ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁municipal ▁bor ough ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁successor ▁parish ▁within ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁West ▁Oxford shire . ▁