Morley, Norfolk


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, increasing to a population of 1.241 in 191 households at the 2011 census.

History

The name is first attested in 1086 as Morlea, which probably meant "open ground by a pasture/clearing", from Old English mōr "moor, clearing, pasture" + lẽah "open ground, clearing".
The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from "Morley St Botolph" and "Morley St Peter".