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MORTON-ABOVE, MORTON-ANGLICORUM, AND MORTON-BELOW, three townships in Ruabon parish, Denbigh; on the Shrewsbury and Oswestry railway, 5 miles N of Chirk. Real property, £6,677. Pop., 3,467,130 and 191. Morton Hall is a chief residence. Many of the inhabitants are employed in collieries and iron-works.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "three townships" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Morton Above Township Rhiwabon Parish Denbighshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Moreton |
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