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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of Morley, in the

South Norfolk South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. The largest town is Wymondham, and the district also includes the towns of Costessey, Diss, Harleston, Hingham, Loddon and Long Stratton. The council was based in Long S ...

district, in the county of

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

Wymondham Wymondham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It lies on the River Tiffey, south-west of Norwich and just off the A11 road (England), A11 road to London. The pari ...

and 23 km south-west of the city of

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

. 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 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 and had a population of 973 in 182 households at the 2001 census ...

, 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 the English county of Norfolk 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 wealt ...

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