Morton on the Hill explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.7103°N 1.1393°W
Os Grid Reference:TG121171
Official Name:Morton on the Hill
Population:85
Area Total Km2:4.09
Static Image:Morton on the Hill St Margaret.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Margaret's church
Region:East of England
Civil Parish:Morton on the Hill
Postcode District:NR9
Postcode Area:NR
Post Town:NORWICH

Morton on the Hill is a small but scattered village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about north-west of Norwich. The parish covers an area of 4.09km2 and had a population of 85 in 34 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.

The village's name means 'Moor farm/settlement'.

Its church, St Margaret, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The round tower is partly in ruins.

Notes

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Morton%20on%20the%20Hill

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes