Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.557°N 1.06°W |
Os Grid Reference: | TM075998 |
Official Name: | Morley |
Population: | 1,241 |
Population Ref: | (2011)[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.21 |
Static Image: | Lychgate and tower of St Botholph's church - geograph.org.uk - 773298.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Morley St Botolph |
Region: | East of England |
Civil Parish: | Morley |
Postcode District: | NR18 |
Postcode Area: | NR |
Post Town: | WYMONDHAM |
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 8.21km2 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.
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]