Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Morelestan 1086 DB
• Morlestan, Morleistan, Morlaistan, Morleystan, -stan 1166,1167,1185,1186 P 1226–8 Fees
• Morlegh(e)ston(e), Morleston(e), Morleiston(e), Morleyston(e), -ston(e) 1265 Misc 1284–6 FA 1300 Burton 1300 Pat 1306 Ass
• Wapentake of Morle 1252 Misc
• Lit(t)lech(i)erch(e), Lit(t)elch(i)erch(e), Lit(t)elchirch, Lit(t)elchurche 1185,1186,1187,1188,1194 P 1276 RH
• Lut(t)ch(i)erche, Lut(t)chirche, Lut(t)church 1206,1209 P 1330 Ass 1330 QW
• Lochirch 1268 Ipm
• Luchirche, Lucherche, Luchurche 1284–6 FA 1330 QW 1330 Ass
• Litchirche 1330 Ass
• Hundred of Lutechyrche and of Derby 1249 Burton
• Sallow cum soka 1243 Fees
• Soka de Sallowe 1330 QW
• Sawleye Sooke 1558 Coxii
• wapentake of Ryseleye 1310 Ipm
• Ris(e)le 1330 Ch 1403 Pat

Etymology

'The stone at Morley', v. stān and Morley infra 486. The site of the stone is unknown, but the meeting-place was still there in 1330, cf. apud Morleystone 1330Ass . It is also Wapentake of Morle 1252 Misc.

The hundred is named from Litchurch infra 452. It also appears as Hundred of Lutechyrche and of Derby 1249 Burton. Nothing is known of the site of the meeting-place.