Place:Morley, Yorkshire, England

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NameMorley
Alt namesMorelegesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 318
Moreleiasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 318
TypeTown
Coordinates53.735°N 1.593°W
Located inYorkshire, England
Also located inWest Yorkshire, England    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Morley is a market town and civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately south-west of Leeds city centre. Together with Drighlington, Gildersome, Churwell, Tingley and East/West Ardsley, the town had a population of 47,579 in the 2001 census. The civil parish had a population of 27,738.

The town is built on seven hills, like Rome: Scatcherd Hill, Dawson Hill, Daisy Hill, Chapel Hill, Hunger Hill, Troy Hill and Banks Hill.

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