Moreton Jeffries
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- County of Herefordshire
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Moreton Jeffries (or Moreton Jefferies) is a village and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England. It is situated off the A465 between Stoke Lacy and Burley Gate, approximately 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-east of Hereford. In 2001 the parish had a population of 14. It has a medieval church, which has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. In the Domesday Book, it was listed as being in the Radlow Hundred. Henry 'Harry' Morgan, founder of the Morgan Motor Company, was born in Moreton Jeffries Rectory in 1881. There are timber merchants in the hamlet.[citation needed] Some time between 1961 and 1965 the parish was renamed from "Moreton Jeffreys" to "Moreton Jeffries".[1]
References
- ^ "Bromyard Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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