Newton Morrell

Newton Morrell is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is 6 miles (9 km) from Darlington and 2 miles (3 km) from Junction 56 on the A1(M) motorway[1] and 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Richmond.[2]

Newton Morrell

Farm in Newton Morrell
Newton Morrell
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceNZ240094
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL10
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

The village was described in the Domesday Book as belong to Count Alan and in the manor of Gilling.[3] The name of the village derives from a combination of Old English (nīwe tūn) and a family surname of Morrell (from Old French meaning "dark and husky").[4]

At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was less than 100. Information regarding this population is included in the parish of Cleasby. The village is very near Barton and Stapleton.[5]

Just to the south of the village is what has been designated as a medieval shrunken village. Earthworks are also present at this site.[6]

References
  1. "304" (Map). Darlington & Richmond. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319245569.
  2. "History of Newton Morrell, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. Powell-Smith, Anna. "Newton [Morrell] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 342. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  5. "Newton Morrell". newtonmorrell.wordpress.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. Historic England. "NEWTON MORRELL (23566)". PastScape. Retrieved 20 February 2018.


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