Morton on the Hill, Norfolk
Historical Description
Morton-on-the-Hill, a parish, with a village, in Norfolk, on the river Wensum, 1 mile S from Attlebridge station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint railway, 5 miles SSE of Reepham station on the East Norfolk section of the G.E.R., and 8 NW of Norwich. It has a post office under Norwich; money order and telegraph office, Lenwade. Acreage, 1009; population, 117. The manor, with Morton Hall, belongs to the Berney family. The hall stands on a rising ground, and commands a beautiful view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £112. The church is an ancient building of flint in the Gothic style, comprises nave and chancel with S porch, and has a round tower with octagonal top.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Norfolk | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Morton-On-The-Hill St. Margaret | |
Hundred | Eynsford | |
Poor Law union | St. Faith |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Norfolk Record Office, have images of the Parish Registers for Norfolk online.
Findmypast, in conjunction with Norfolk Record Office have the following parish records online for Morton-on-the-Hill:
Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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1559-1844 | 1559-1844 | 1559-1837 | 1559-1890 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Morton on the Hill from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Morton-On-The-Hill, or Helmingham (St. Margaret))
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Norfolk newspapers online:
- Norwich Mercury
- Norfolk Chronicle
- Diss Express
- Thetford & Watton Times and People's Weekly Journal
- Norfolk News
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Norfolk 1563, 1589, and 1613 is available on the Heraldry page.