Mary Norton - Author - Leighton Buzzard , Beds
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N 51° 54.942 W 000° 39.900
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The childhood home of the Author of the Borrowers, just off the High Street In Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Waymark Code: WM7HFQ
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/27/2009
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MARY NORTON
1903 -1992
AUTHOR OF
THE BORROWERS
Lived here as
a child.
Mary Norton was born in London in 1903, and brought up in Bedfordshire, which was the setting for The Borrowers.
In 1941 she was given a war job in America, and worked for two years for the British Purchasing Commission in New York. It was during this time that she began to write. After the war, she moved back to England with her family and continued writing and acting.
Mary Norton died in 1992.
Blue Plaque managing agency: English Hertitage
Individual Recognized: Mary Norton
Physical Address: Not listed
Web Address: Not listed
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