Morley Saint Botolph is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

, now in the parish of

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, in the

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district, in the county of

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, England. It is situated 4 km south-west of the town of

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and 23 km south-west of the city of

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. The village name is normally abbreviated to "Morley St Botolph". In 1931 the parish had a population of 204. 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.

History

The villages name means 'Moor wood/clearing'. 'St. Botolph' after the dedication of the church. Morley St Botolph played a small part in the early stages of

Kett's rebellion Kett's Rebellion was a revolt in Norfolk, England during the reign of Edward VI, largely in response to the enclosure of land. It began at Wymondham on 8 July 1549 with a group of rebels destroying fences that had been put up by wealthy landowners ...

of 1549, when the townspeople of

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".

References

External links

Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
treats St Botolph as a different parish fro
St Peter

External links

Villages in Norfolk South Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub