Morley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Morley
Historical Forms
- (æt) Morlege 1002 ASWills c.1100 Peniarth 1004 13th
- (in) Morleage 1009 SaltCh
- Morleia 1086 DB
- Morley(e), Morle, Morlegh(e), Morleg(e), Morlega, Morleygh(e) 1186–94 Werb c.1200 AddCh 1231 Pat 1236 FF c.1250 Dale
- Morelei 1086 DB
Etymology
'Moor clearing', v. mōr 1 , lēah ; cf. Morleyston and Litchurch Hundred supra 422.