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.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
Field
- Alders
- Barley 's Close
- Barn Rough
- Black Piece
- Brickkiln Close
- Briggs Croft
- Broom Close and Broom Hill
- Buck Leap
- Burrows Close
- Bush Parson Close
- Calver Close
- Cam Lane
- Carr Close
- Common Gate Close
- Crabtree Hill
- Crowfield
- Crow Hill
- Days
- the Delves
- Dove Pingle
- Fish Pond Close
- Flats
- Foredrove
- Foxholes
- Frog Meadow
- Goodwin Hill
- The Green
- Hanging Close
- Harbours
- the Hill
- Holly Bush Close
- Horse Close
- Hovel Close
- Intake
- Jem 's Close
- Knight 's Meadow
- Lady Croft
- the Langleys
- Little Field
- Long Close
- Lount
- Mark Alder Wood
- Mead Meadow
- Mother Ox Close
- Nine Acre Common
- the Nook
- Old English
- Oxtree Close
- the Paddock
- Pen Park
- Pingle
- Pit Croft
- Pitholes
- Plough Pasture
- Potters Yard Close
- Ridding
- Rooty Close
- Rushy Park
- Rye Close
- Shooter 's Close
- Silk Coat Close
- Smithys Close
- Sod Close
- Spring Hill
- Star Gates
- Stony Flatt
- Stubble Close
- Sunny Bank
- Ten Acre Park
- Thistley Piece
- Three Square Close
- Town Close
- Wet Meadow
- Woodend Close
- Yates Close
- Yew Tree Close
- Ermiteleges
- Maggotte Riddinge
- Sandy Well
- Saxesichis
- Storthes