Moreton Morrell
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Moreton Morrell is a village and civil parish in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is part of the historic hundred of Kington and is located about three and a half miles north west of the village of Kineton. The Fosse Way Roman road passes the village to the east and south east. Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester often visited the village[1] Also Thomas Jefferson's great grandfather William Randolph was born in the village in 1650 before moving to America at the age of 22.[2]
Moreton Morrell is also the home of the Moreton Morrell Centre, an agricultural training centre which is part of Warwickshire College.
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