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Morley St Botolph

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"MORLEY ST. BOTOLPH, 3 miles W.S.W. of Wymondham, has in its parish 328 souls, and 819 acres of land, mostly belonging to Miss Maria Morse, of Norwich, and lying in the manor of Shadwells, or Cockerills, in Morley. The Church has a large tower and three bells, and the living is a rectory, valued in the King's Book at £14. 11s. 5½d., and in 1831 at £595, with the curacy of Morley St. Peter annexed to it, in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Chas. Beauchamp Cooper. The tithes of the two parishes were commuted in 1840 for £580 per annum. The rector greatly enlarged and beautified the Rectory House, about twelve years ago. He pays for the education of twelve children at the National School." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]

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Morley St Botolph and Morley St Peter may together be referred to as Morley.
See also Morley St Peter.

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Census

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Church Directories

  • In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Hingham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
    It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
  • The parish church is dedicated to St Botolph.
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Church History

Church of St Botolph
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Church of St Botolph
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Methodist Church
Minister, services, picture, etc.
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Primitive Methodist Church
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Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts
Baptisms 1813-1880
Marriages
These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

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Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Morley St Botolph was in Forehoe Registration District.

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Description & Travel

Morley Village: Morley St Botolph and Morley St Peter
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Morley St Botolph and Morley St Peter Parish Council
Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
Morley St Botolph Post Mill
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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Morley St Botolph is in Forehoe Hundred.

Parish outline and location.
See Parish Map for Forehoe Hundred
Description of Forehoe Hundred
1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM075997 (Lat/Lon: 52.555846, 1.058892), Morley St Botolph which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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Population

These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.

Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1801 29 31 133
1811 24 35 157
1821 35 59 269
1831 43 70 339
1841 67 -- 328
1851 64 -- 291
Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1861 65 -- 278
1871 66 66 308
1881 66 70 283
1891 56 56 229
1901 58 59 228
1911 -- 54 196

There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.