Morley Saint Botolph
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Coordinates: 52°33′23″N 1°03′29″E / 52.55650°N 1.05803°E
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 Morley Saint Botolph
Morley Saint Botolph shown within Norfolk |
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| OS grid reference | TM074998 |
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| District | South Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Mid Norfolk |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
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".
Morley St. Botolph played a small part in the early stages of Kett's rebellion of 1549, when the townspeople of Wymondham attacked and broke down enclosures in the village.
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- Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896 treats St Botolph as a different parish from St Peter
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