Morthen

Morthen

Coordinates: 53°23′N 1°17′W / 53.39°N 1.29°W / 53.39; -1.29

Morthen
Morthen is located in South Yorkshire
Morthen

 Morthen shown within South Yorkshire
OS grid reference SK4789
Metropolitan borough Rotherham
Metropolitan county South Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ROTHERHAM
Postcode district S66
Dialling code 01709
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Rother Valley
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Morthen is a hamlet in South Yorkshire in England, lying between Brampton-en-le-Morthen and Laughton-en-le-Morthen.[1]

Morthen lay in the Viking district also named "Morthen". This had already ceased to function by the Norman Conquest, but gave its name to several villages in the area. In the early Mediaeval period, Aston and Dinnington were also described as being "-in-Morthen".[1]

The name of the hamlet originates in the Old Norse for "moorland assembly". The assembly probably met in a meadow lying next to the ridge running between Upper Whiston and the hamlet of Morthen.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c David Hey, Medieval South Yorkshire

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