Jubilee Party in the Park
​- all parishioners welcome

There will be a village party on the playing field to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee on SUNDAY 5th June from 2pm . 
  • Punch an Judy at 3pm
  • FREE Hog Roast at 5pm. (first come, inc Veg option)
  • Live music by two acclaimed bands - ASTELLA and RAGGED HOUNDS
  • Bring own drinks (no bar) and something to sit on


​History of the Parish

Moreton Morrell is an ancient settlement that appears in the Domesday Book as "Mortone". From at least the early Norman times it has consisted of the 'town' of Moreton, and the hamlet of Morrell.

The Parish consists of Litttle Morrell in the North, the village of Moreton Morrell, Moreton Paddox in the South and a small number of houses to the West of the Fosse Way. The boundaries are formed: to the east by the Fosse Way, to the north by Thelsford Brook running from the Fosse westwards; and to the south, by a valley running from Hell Hole on the Fosse to the bottom of Staple Hill.

Until the end of the 19th century, the village was largely self sufficient with 45 occupations recorded in the second half of the 19th century.

The population in 1801 was very similar to that cited in the Doomesday Book in 1086. Throughout the 1800s, the population varied between 183 and 301, according to the prosperity of farming at the time. It rose to 388 by 1911, declining sharply following the First World War.

In the first part of the 1900s, the population rose at a steady rate, with a sharp increase in the late 1960s. This was primarily due to the development of Oak tree Close and Moreton Paddox.

By 2001, there was a further increase following the developments of Wilcox Leys, John Taylor Way and Chestnut Grove in the 1990s, as well as a further increase in students at the college.
The next Parish Council Meeting is 25th July 2022 at 7.30pm to be held in the Village Hall (one week later than normal due to holidays)

Latest copy of the villager 

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Brand New Updated
Parish Welcome pack 

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Definitive Footpath map.

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