Morton

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Morton is a village in Morton (North East Derbyshire), Derbyshire

Other current and historical names

Mortune

Built-Up Area: Morton (North East Derbyshire)
Parish/Community: Morton
District/Borough: North East Derbyshire
County: Derbyshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°8'12"N 1°23'16"W
Eastings/Northings: 441045, 360124
OS Grid: SK410601
Mapcode Local: GBR 7CS.9X9
Mapcode Global: WHDFW.NF85

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

Morton in historic gazetteers

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

Morton, par., township, and vil., Derbyshire - par., 2800 ac., pop. 1201; township, pop. 879; vil., 2½ miles N. of Alfreton; P.O.

Morton in the Domesday Book

A village in Scarsdale hundred, in the county of Derbyshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Swein the noble
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Aincourt
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Aincourt
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £4 in 1086
- Households: 14 villagers; 4 slaves; 1 priest; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 1 ¹⁄₂ leagues
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 1, value 6/7¼

British Place Names

Morton, Derbyshire

Morton is a village in Morton (North East Derbyshire), Derbyshire

Morton in historic gazetteers

Morton in the Domesday Book