Morton on the Hill
Appearance
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Morton on the Hill | |
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![]() St Margaret's church | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
Population | 85 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG121171 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR9 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Morton on the Hill is a small but scattered village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Norwich. The parish covers an area of 4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi) and had a population of 85 in 34 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.
The village's name means 'Moor farm/settlement'.
Its church, St Margaret, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The round tower is partly in ruins.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Morton%20on%20the%20Hill
External links
[edit] Media related to Morton on the Hill at Wikimedia Commons