Morley, Derbyshire

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52°57′50″N1°24′43″W / 52.964°N 1.412°W / 52.964; -1.412

Morley is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England.

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It is on the eastern side of Morley Moor, with Morley Smithy to the north. The parish church of St Matthew is a grade I listed building [1] and stands near the (converted) Tithe Barn and dovecote of Morley Hall. [2] The church features a wall of stained glass depicting the story of Robert of Knaresborough along the north aisle which came from Dale Abbey in 1539, home of the fine Sacheverell tombs.

History

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Ancient carving at St Matthew's church

Morley is first certainly mentioned in 1009, as (in) Moreleage, though later copies of a 1002 document in which it appears as (æt) Morlege may be genuine. The name probably means "open ground by a moor", from Old English mōr "moor, clearing, pasture" + lẽah "open ground, clearing". [3] In 1009 Æþelræd Unræd (King Ethelred the Unready) signed a charter at the Great Council which recognised the position and boundaries of Westune. [4] The land described in that charter included the lands now known as Shardlow, Great Wilne, Church Wilne, Crich, Morley, Smalley, Weston and Aston-on-Trent. Under this charter Æþelræd gave his minister, Morcar, a number of rights that made him free from tax and to his own rule within the manor. [5]

Morley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers [6] and having woodland pasture that was four furlongs by three. [7]

Morley Park was one of the seven royal parks within Duffield Frith and is about five miles north in the parish of Ripley. [8]

Education

Broomfield Hall of Derby College is located in Morley. [9]

Derby Japanese School (ダービー日本人補習校 Dābī Nihonjin Hoshūkō), a Japanese weekend school, holds its classes in Broomfield Hall. [9]

Notable residents

Sir Streynsham Master who was involved in the early East India Company and who was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1712, [10] resided with his wife at Stanley Grange in Morley. [11] Joseph Whittaker (1815–1892), botanist, lived and died here. [12] Edward FitzWalter Wright, vice-Chairman of the Butterley Company and High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1942 lived at Morley Manor. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Matthew (1205838)". National Heritage List for England .
  2. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. pp 283-284. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. ISBN   0-14-071008-6
  3. ↑ Victor Watts (ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), s.v. MORLEY Derby.
  4. ↑ Aston on Trent Conservation Area History Archived 2007-11-08 at the Wayback Machine , South Derbyshire, accessed 25 November 2008
  5. ↑ Charter of Æthelred, The Great Council, 1009, accessible at Derby records
  6. ↑ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Swarkestone, Sinfin and Breadsall.
  7. ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN   0-14-143994-7 p.745
  8. ↑ Turbutt, G., (1999) A History of Derbyshire. Volume 2: Medieval Derbyshire, Cardiff: Merton Priory Press
  9. 1 2 "ダービー日本人補習校 （Derby Japanese School） Archived 14 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine ." Derby Japanese School. Retrieved on February 14, 2015. " c/o Derby College Broomfield Hall, Morley Ilkeston, Derby DE7 6DN UK"
  10. ↑ The History of the County of Derby Stephen Glover (1829) Google Books
  11. ↑ Codnor, Local History and Heritage Society, 11 December 2008
  12. ↑ "Parish Heritage Walk 08". Morley Parish Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  13. ↑ Who's Who 1951
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