Moreton Jeffries Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Moreton Jeffries Church, Herefordshire - geograph-3275147.jpg
Static Image Caption:Moreton Jeffries Church
Coordinates:52.13°N -2.58°W
Official Name:Moreton Jeffries
Population:14
Population Ref:(2001 census)
Civil Parish:Moreton Jeffries
Unitary England:County of Herefordshire
Lieutenancy England:Herefordshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:North Herefordshire
Post Town:BROMYARD
Postcode District:HR1
Postcode Area:HR
Dial Code:01432
Os Grid Reference:SO 603 485

Moreton Jeffries (or Moreton Jefferies) is a village and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England. It is situated off the A465 between Stoke Lacy and Burley Gate, approximately 8.5miles north-east of Hereford. In 2001 the parish had a population of 14. It has a medieval church, which has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. In the Domesday Book, it was listed as being in the Radlow Hundred. Henry 'Harry' Morgan, founder of the Morgan Motor Company, was born in Moreton Jeffries Rectory in 1881. There are timber merchants in the hamlet. Some time between 1961 and 1965 the parish was renamed from "Moreton Jeffreys" to "Moreton Jeffries".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bromyard Registration District. UKBMD. 29 June 2024.