Jump to content

Moreton Jeffries

Coordinates: 52°08′N 2°35′W / 52.13°N 02.58°W / 52.13; -02.58
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Moreton Jeffries
Moreton Jeffries is located in Herefordshire
Moreton Jeffries
Moreton Jeffries
Location within Herefordshire
Population14 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSO 603 485
Civil parish
  • Moreton Jeffries
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBROMYARD
Postcode districtHR1
Dialling code01432
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°08′N 2°35′W / 52.13°N 02.58°W / 52.13; -02.58

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

[edit]
  1. ^ "Bromyard Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 29 June 2024.