Morton by Gainsborough
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Morton is a village and civil parish
directly north of the town of Gainsborough
, on the River Trent
, in the West Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England.
Morton consisted of four households in Domesday Book
of 1086, when it was called Mortune. It was a township of Gainsborough parish until 1846, when the first church dedicated to Saint Paul opened in the village. It then became a chapelry until 1866 when it was created a civil parish.
The grade II* listed church is dedicated to Saint Paul. The current building dates from 1890-91 and was built to the designs of J. T. Micklethwaite and Somers Clarke, incorporating the tower of the church consecrated in 1846, which appears to have been re-faced. The width of the 1840s church decided the width of the nave of the present one. The 1890-91 building campaign was largely financed by the then Permier Baronet, Sir Hickman Becket Bacon, at a cost of £11,000. The church includes a chapel to Saint Hugh
off the south aisle. Of note is the chancel
carpet designed by William Morris
and stained glass
windows by Burne-Jones
, executed by Morris & Co.
Morton Trentside Primary School was built in 1843 as a National school
. It was enlarged in 1871, and an infant schoolroom was added in 1882. It became Morton County Primary School in 1947 and in the 1980s or 90s moved to a new site. It changed its name to the present one in september 1999.
The Manor House is a red brick grade II listed building dating from the mid 18th century with later alterations and additions, now part of an office complex.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
directly north of the town of Gainsborough
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Gainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...
, on the River Trent
River Trent
The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...
, in the West Lindsey
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England.
Morton consisted of four households in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086, when it was called Mortune. It was a township of Gainsborough parish until 1846, when the first church dedicated to Saint Paul opened in the village. It then became a chapelry until 1866 when it was created a civil parish.
The grade II* listed church is dedicated to Saint Paul. The current building dates from 1890-91 and was built to the designs of J. T. Micklethwaite and Somers Clarke, incorporating the tower of the church consecrated in 1846, which appears to have been re-faced. The width of the 1840s church decided the width of the nave of the present one. The 1890-91 building campaign was largely financed by the then Permier Baronet, Sir Hickman Becket Bacon, at a cost of £11,000. The church includes a chapel to Saint Hugh
Saint Hugh
Saint Hugh may refer to:* Hugh of Champagne , archbishop of Rouen and bishop of Paris and Bayeux* Hugh of Cluny , influential eleventh-century monastic* Hugh of Grenoble , bishop of Grenoble...
off the south aisle. Of note is the chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
carpet designed by William Morris
William Morris
William Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
and stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
windows by Burne-Jones
Edward Burne-Jones
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet was a British artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who worked closely with William Morris on a wide range of decorative arts as a founding partner in Morris, Marshall, Faulkner, and Company...
, executed by Morris & Co.
Morris & Co.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. and its successor Morris & Co. were furnishings and decorative arts manufacturers and retailers founded by the Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer William Morris...
Morton Trentside Primary School was built in 1843 as a National school
National school (England and Wales)
A national school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education.These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor.Together with the less numerous...
. It was enlarged in 1871, and an infant schoolroom was added in 1882. It became Morton County Primary School in 1947 and in the 1980s or 90s moved to a new site. It changed its name to the present one in september 1999.
The Manor House is a red brick grade II listed building dating from the mid 18th century with later alterations and additions, now part of an office complex.