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Morley, Norfolk

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Population
  
1,241 (2011)

Civil parish
  
Morley

Country
  
England

Area
  
8.21 km²

District
  
South Norfolk

OS grid reference
  
TM075998

Region
  
East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Shire county
  
Norfolk

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Morley is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The name is first attested in 1086 as Morlea, which probably meant "open ground by a pasture/clearing", from Old English mōr "moor, clearing, pasture" + lẽah "open ground, clearing". It covers an area of 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi) and had a population of 973 in 182 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 1.241 in 191 households at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.

Map of Morley, UK

References

Morley, Norfolk Wikipedia