- Morton, Derbyshire
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Coordinates: 53°08′13″N 1°23′31″W / 53.137°N 1.392°W
Morton 
Village Hall, Morton.
Morton
Morton shown within DerbyshireOS 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 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.[2]
Claims to be centre of England
According to the roadsigns as you enter, Morton is the geographic centre of England.[citation needed] There is no current documentary evidence to support the geographical veracity of the claim made on the road signs. 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.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Derbyshireuk DerbyshireUK.net accessed 8 May 2008
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p.750 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
- ^ Ordnance Survey - MapZone
- ^ BBC report centre of England
- ^ BBC - A tale of two centres
Categories:- Villages in Derbyshire
- Towns and villages of the Peak District
- Civil parishes in Derbyshire
- Derbyshire geography stubs
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