Morley, Norfolk

Morley
Morley
 Morley shown within Norfolk
Area  8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population 973 
    density  119/km2 (310/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM075998
Civil parishMorley
DistrictSouth Norfolk
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WYMONDHAM
Postcode district NR18
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
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England
Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°33′25″N 1°03′36″E / 52.557°N 1.060°E / 52.557; 1.060

Morley is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. 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".[1] 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] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.

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Notes

  1. 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.
  2. "Morley parish information". South Norfolk Council. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

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