Description: Norbury is a scattered community situated about 14 miles west of Derby off the B5033 road, occupying a beautiful position on the river Dove. Norbury appears in Domesday as Norberre or Nordberie, the 'norther' defence on the Dove, while Sudbury was to the south. The River Dove (from the old British word dubo meaning dark) rises on the slopes of Axe Edge, close to the Leek to Buxton road and runs southwards for 45 miles to join the River Trent with for much of its course, running with one bank in Derbyshire and one in Staffordshire.