Moreton, Oxfordshire
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There are several places in Oxfordshire
called Moreton (meaning "habitation on a marsh"):
The town of Moreton-in-Marsh
(often referred to as Moreton) lies just over the border in Gloucestershire
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Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
called Moreton (meaning "habitation on a marsh"):
- The two neighbouring villages of NorthNorth MoretonNorth Moreton is a village and civil parish about east of Didcot. It was part of Wallingford Rural District in Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to the new South Oxfordshire District of Oxfordshire....
and South MoretonSouth MoretonSouth Moreton is a village and civil parish in England about three miles east of Didcot. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire and from the former Wallingford Rural District to the new district of South Oxfordshire.-History:Moretune in the Domesday...
in the old Moreton Hundred.
- The current small settlement (but in previous times a larger village) of Moreton, a mile to the South-West of NorthmoorNorthmoor, OxfordshireNorthmoor is a village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, west of Oxford and almost southeast of Witney. Northmoor is in the valley of the River Thames, which bounds the parish to the east and south, and is close to the River Windrush which forms part of the parish's western...
, at coordinates 51°42′38"N 1°24′20"W.
- The small hamlet of MoretonMoreton, Thame, OxfordshireMoreton is a hamlet southwest of Thame in Oxfordshire, England.-History:Moreton has been in existence as long as Thame, being mentioned with it in the Domesday Book of 1086....
, near ThameThameThame is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about southwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It derives its toponym from the River Thame which flows past the north side of the town....
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The town of Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills...
(often referred to as Moreton) lies just over the border in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
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