Morley Saint Botolph
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Morley Saint Botolph is a small village
in the English
county of Norfolk
. It is situated 4 km south-west of the town of Wymondham
and 23 km south-west of the city of Norwich
. The village name is normally abbreviated to "Morley St Botolph".
Morley Saint Botolph has a sister village, Morley Saint Peter, although the two are often simply referred to as "Morley".
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. It is situated 4 km south-west of the town of Wymondham
Wymondham
Wymondham is a historic market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It lies 9.5 miles to the south west of the city of Norwich, on the A11 road to Thetford and London.- Before The Great Fire :...
and 23 km south-west of the city of Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
. The village name is normally abbreviated to "Morley St Botolph".
Morley Saint Botolph has a sister village, Morley Saint Peter, although the two are often simply referred to as "Morley".
External links
- Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896 treats St Botolph as a different parish from St Peter