Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MORLEY-ST.PETER

MORLEY-ST.PETER, a parish in Forehoe district, Norfolk; 3 miles NNE of Attleborough r. station, and 3½ SW of Wymondham. Post town, Wymondham. Acres, 1,015. Real property, £1,956. Pop., 1 47. Houses, 34. The property is divided among a few. Morley House and much of the land belong to J. B. G. Browne, Esq. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Morley-St. Botolph, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is good; and consists of nave and chancel, with a low tower.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Morley St Peter Parish       Forehoe Poor Law Union/Registration District       Norfolk Ancient County
Place: Morley St Peter

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