Morley, County Durham

Morley is a village in County Durham, England which is situated five miles to the west of Bishop Auckland (OS grid reference NZ 1127). Morley is first mentioned in 1295, already with its present spelling; its coal mine was mentioned, as Morleypitte already in 1440×41. The name probably means "open ground by a moor", from Old English mōr "moor, clearing, pasture" + lẽah "open ground, clearing".[1]

References

  1. ↑ 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 Durham.

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Coordinates: 54°37′41″N 1°50′38″W / 54.628°N 1.844°W / 54.628; -1.844


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