Morton

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Morton is a suburban area in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Built-Up Area: Gainsborough
Parish/Community: Morton
District/Borough: West Lindsey
County: Lincolnshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 53°25'5"N 0°47'7"W
Eastings/Northings: 480818, 391960
OS Grid: SK808919
Mapcode Local: GBR QXYX.RC
Mapcode Global: WHFFY.XB5V

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, township and vil., Gainsborough par., Lincolnshire, on river Trent, 1½ mile NW. of Gainsborough, pop. 917; P.O.; near vil. is Morton Hall, seat.

Morton in the Domesday Book

A village in Corringham hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Edwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Gamal
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
- Meadow: 10 acres
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ league

British Place Names

Morton, Lincolnshire

Morton is a suburban area in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Morton in historic gazetteers

Morton in the Domesday Book