Morston

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Morston is a village in Norfolk

Other current and historical names

Merstona
Marstuna
Masham

Parish/Community: Morston
District/Borough: North Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°57'5"N 0°59'17"E
Eastings/Northings: 600839, 343520
OS Grid: TG008435
Mapcode Local: GBR S79.YDM
Mapcode Global: WHLQT.42TM

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Morston within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Morston in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Morston, coast par. and vil., Norfolk, 6 miles E. of Wells, 3825 ac. (1715 water), pop. 168.

Morston in the Domesday Book

A village in Holt hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger Bigot
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Turold (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
- Households: 4 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/7¼ in 1086
- Households: 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

British Place Names

Morston, Norfolk

Morston is a village in Norfolk

Morston in historic gazetteers

Morston in the Domesday Book