Morley is a civil parish in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It includes the villages of Morley St Botolph and Morley St Peter. It covers an area of 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi) and had a population of 973 in 182 households at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to a population of 1.241 in 191 households at the 2011 census.

Morley
Morley St Botolph
Morley is located in Norfolk
Morley
Morley
Location within Norfolk
Area8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population1,241 (2011)[1]
• Density151/km2 (390/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM075998
Civil parish
  • Morley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWYMONDHAM
Postcode districtNR18
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°33′25″N 1°03′36″E / 52.557°N 1.060°E / 52.557; 1.060
Morley St Peter

History

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The name is first attested in 1086 as Morlea, which probably meant "open ground by a pasture/clearing", from Old English mōr "moor, clearing, pasture" + lẽah "open ground, clearing".[3]

The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from "Morley St Botolph" and "Morley St Peter".[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Morley parish information". South Norfolk Council. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ^ Victor Watts (ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), s.v. MORLEY ST BOTOLPH Norf.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Morley CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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