Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Moreton Morrell, a parish in Warwickshire, on the Fosse-Way, 4 miles NW of Kineton station on the East and West Junction railway, and 6 S by E of Warwick. It has a post office under Warwick; money order and telegraph office, Wellesbourne. Acreage, 1678; population, 252. Moreton Hall is the chief residence. Limestone abounds, and there is a petrifying spring. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £105 with residence. The church. consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower, and was restored in 1886. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Warwickshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Morton-Morrell Holy Cross | |
| Hundred | Kington | |
| Poor Law union | Stratford-upon-Avon |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Moreton Morrell:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1539-1965 | 1539-1977 | 1539-1978 |
Most of the records prior to 1911 have been digitised and are available on Ancestry.co.uk
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Moreton Morrell from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Morton-Morrell (Holy Cross))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Moreton Morrell are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Warwickshire papers online:
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Warwickshire 1619 is available on the Heraldry page.