Place:Morton on the Hill, Norfolk, England

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Morton on the Hill is a small but scattered village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Norwich. It covers an area of 4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi) and had a population of 85 in 34 households at the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the District of Broadland.

Its church, St Margaret, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The round tower is partly in ruins.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Morton on the Hill from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1871-72:

"MORTON-ON-THE-HILL, a parish, with a village, in St. Faith [registration] district, Norfolk; on the river Wensum, 5 miles SSE of Reepham, and 8 NW of Norwich [railway] station. Post town: Norwich. Acres: 977. Real property: £1,004. Population: 149. Houses: 29. The property is divided between two. The manor, with Morton Hall, belongs to T. T. Berney, Esq. The hall stands on a rising-ground, and commands a beautiful view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £180. Patron: T. T. Berney, Esq. The church is ancient; was repaired in 1865; comprises nave and chancel, with S porch; and has a round tower, with octagonal top. Charities, £9."

Research Tips

• GENUKI provides a list of references for Morton on the Hill. Some entries lead to free online transcriptions of registers and censuses.
• A map illustrating the individual parishes of Eynesford or Eynsford Hundred may be useful.
• GENUKI also advises that the following lists for Norfolk are to be found in FamilySearch:

• England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997
• England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812
• England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941
• England, Norfolk Marriage Bonds, 1557-1915
• England, Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901

• Ancestry.co.uk has the following lists as of 2018 (UK or worldwide Ancestry membership or library access required). With the exception of the index to wills these files are browsible images of the original documents. The files are separated by type and broken down into time periods (i.e., "Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812" is more than one file). The general explanatory notes are worth reading for those unfamiliar with English parish records.

• Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
• Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
• Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
• Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
• Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
• Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940

• FindMyPast is another pay site with large collection of parish records. As of October 2018 they had 20 types of Norfolk records available to browse including Land Tax Records and Electoral Registers.