Morton, Derbyshire

Morton
Village Hall, Morton.
Morton  Morton shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK407601
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALFRETON
Postcode district	DE55
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire

Morton is a civil parish and village, three miles north of Alfreton in North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England.

History

Morton is first mentioned in the will of Wulfric Spott in 1002^{[ 1]} and again mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the manors belonging to Walter D'Aincourt.^{[ 1]}

Claims to be centre of England

According to the roadsigns as you enter, Morton is the geographical centre of England.^{[citation needed]} Morton has a claim to be at the centre of England as it is midway along the longest North - South Axis (Near Berwick upon Tweed to Poole) and is also midway between the Welsh border (Close to Dodleston) and the East Coast (at Skegness). The Ordnance Survey define Fenny Drayton to be the Geographical centre of England, and Coton in the Elms to be the Farthest point from the Sea. Historically Meriden has been regarded as the centre of England for over 200 years, despite being closer to the South Coast than it is to Berwick-upon-Tweed. ^{[ 1][ 1][ 1]}

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