Morley Saint Botolph Explained

Official Name:Morley Saint Botolph
Country:England
Region:East of England
Static Image:Lychgate and tower of St Botholph's church - geograph.org.uk - 773298.jpg
Static Image Caption:Lychgate and tower of St Botolph's church
Os Grid Reference:TM074998
Coordinates:52.5565°N 1.058°W
Post Town:Wymondham
Postcode Area:NR
Postcode District:NR 18
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Morley Saint Botolph is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Morley, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is situated 4 km south-west of the town of Wymondham and 23 km south-west of the city of Norwich. The village name is normally abbreviated to "Morley St Botolph". In 1931 the parish had a population of 204.[1]

Morley Saint Botolph has a sister village, Morley Saint Peter, although the two are often simply referred to as "Morley". The names Morley St. Botolph and Morley St. Peter are first attested on the Ordnance Survey map of 1838.[2]

History

The villages name means 'Moor wood/clearing'. 'St. Botolph' after the dedication of the church.[3]

Morley St Botolph played a small part in the early stages of Kett's rebellion of 1549, when the townspeople of Wymondham attacked and broke down enclosures in the village.

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Morley St Peter to form "Morley".[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Morley St Botolph CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 11 February 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Morley%20St.%20Botolph
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Morley St Botolph CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 11 February 2023.