It covers an area of 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi) and had a population of 973 in 182 households at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to a population of 1.241 in 191 households at the 2011 census.

The name is first attested in 1086 as Morlea, which probably meant "open ground by a pasture/clearing", from Old English mōr "moor, clearing, pasture" + lẽah "open ground, clearing".

[3] The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from "Morley St Botolph" and "Morley St Peter".

[4] Media related to Morley, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons

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