Morley is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1831 from Batley Ancient Parish.
Other places in the parish include: Stump Cross, Howley Hall, Four Lane Ends, and Bruntcliffe Thorne.
Alternative names: Batley St Peter
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1830
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1830
Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Independent/Congregational, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
MORLEY, a small town, a township, a chapelry, a sub-district, and a wapentake, in W. R. Yorkshire. The town stands on the Gildersome branch of the Great Northern railway, 4½ miles SW by S of Leeds; carries on woollen manufacture, and some trade in connexion with mines; is governed by a board of surveyors; and has a post office under Leeds, a railway station, a mechanics’ institute, public reading-rooms, a church, four dissenting chapels, a national school used also as a chapel of ease, and another national school.
The township contains also the hamlets of Bruntcliffe-Thorne, Stump-Cross, Four-Lane-Ends, and Howley-Hall, and is in Batley parish. Acres, 2,698. Real property, £16,986; of which £2,562 are in mines, £131 in quarries, and £335 in gas-works. Pop. in 1851,4,821; in 1861,6,840. Houses, 1,427. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of the woollen trade and of mining operations. The manor belongs to the Earl of Dartmouth. Morley House, Morley Hall, Springfield House, Bank House, and Cross Hall are chief residences.
The chapelry includes also Chur well township, and was constituted in 1832. Acres, 3,186. Real property, £21,410. Pop., 8,404. Houses, 1,746. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £300. Patron, the Vicar of Batley. The church stands at Four-Lane-Ends; was built in 1830; is a plain stone structure; and consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and porch, with tower and spire.
A parochial church belonged to Morley before the Norman conquest; became dependent, at a later period, on the church of Batley; was conveyed, in the time of Charles I., by the Earl of Sussex, into the hands of trustees, for the use of Presbyterians; was never restored to the Establishment; and became an Independent chapel. Three Independent chapels, called St. Mary’s, Zion, and Rehoboth, are in the chapelry; and one of them was enlarged in 1865.
The sub-district is conterminate with the township, and is in Dewsbury district. The wapentake is conjoined with Agbrigg.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Business records and commerce ( 1 )
Alehouse calendar of recognizance for the Wapentake of Morley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1771
Author: Jones, Brian
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Cemeteries ( 3 )
Cemetery registers of Morley Cemetery, 1884-2000
Author: Morley Cemetery (Morley, Yorkshire)
Morley Methodist grave register, 1824-1884
The registers of Topcliffe, and Morley, in the W. R. of the County of York : Baptisms, 1654-1830. Burials, 1654-1888
Author: Old Chapel, Morley (West Riding, England); Topcliffe Congregational Church (West Riding, England); Smith, William
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Morley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Church records ( 19 )
Baptisms, 1860-1968
Author: Bethel Chapel (Morley, Yorkshire : Wesleyan Reformed)
Baptisms, 1879-1912
Author: Wesleyan Methodist Church. Morley Circuit (Yorkshire)
Baptisms, 1879-1928
Author: Cross Hall Chapel (Morley, Yorkshire : Wesleyan Methodist)
Baptisms, 1895-1931
Author: Bank’s Hill Chapel (Morley, Yorkshire : Wesleyan Methodist)
Births and baptisms of Morley, Wesleyan Church, 1796-1837
Author: Wesleyan Church (Morley, England)
Births and baptisms, 1811-1837
Author: New Chapel (Morley, Yorkshire : Independent)
Births, baptisms and burials, 1775-1837
Author: New Chapel (Morley, Yorkshire : Independent)
Births, baptisms, deaths and burials, 1654-1837
Author: Old Chapel (Morley, Yorkshire : Independent)
Bishop’s transcripts for Morley, 1830-1832
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Morley (Yorkshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Batley (Yorkshire)
Church records, 1796-1961
Author: Wesleyan Methodist Church (Morley, Yorkshire)
Church records, 1832-1927
Author: Queen Street Chapel (Morley, Yorkshire : Wesleyan Methodist)
Deaths, 1741-1773
Author: Old Chapel (Morley, Yorkshire : Independent)
Marriage index, bride and groom arranged chronologically and alphabetically, c1550-1837, Morley, Yorkshire, England
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Morley (Yorkshire); Norman, Bertram William Tuff, 1880-1959
Morley Rehoboth Congregational Chapel, baptism index, 1839-1967
Author: Morley and District Family History Group
Morley St. Peter’s Church, burial index
Author: Morley and District Family History Group; Church of England. St. Peter’s Church (Morley, Yorkshire)
Parish registers for Morley, 1830-1943
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Morley (Yorkshire)
Record of members, 1873-1914
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Morley Branch (Yorkshire)
The registers of Topcliffe and Morley, of the county of York
Author: Smith, William
The registers of Topcliffe, and Morley, in the W. R. of the County of York : Baptisms, 1654-1830. Burials, 1654-1888
Author: Old Chapel, Morley (West Riding, England); Topcliffe Congregational Church (West Riding, England); Smith, William
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Church records – Indexes ( 14 )
Computer printout of Morley, New Chapel Independent, Yorks., Eng
Computer printout of Morley, Old Chapel Independent, Yorks., Eng
Computer printout of Morley, Wesleyan Methodist, Yorks., Eng
Computer printout of Morley, Yorks., Eng
Morley St. Mary in the Wood : baptism index 1908-1958
Author: Morley and District Family History Group
Morley St. Mary’s Church : baptism index 1742-1830
Author: Morley and District Family History Group
Morley St. Paul’s Church : baptism index 1886-1917
Author: Morley and District Family History Group
Morley St. Peter’s Church : baptism index
Author: Morley and District Family History Group
Morley Wesleyan Chapel : baptism index 1865-1927
Author: Morley and District Family History Group
Morley Zion Chapel : baptism index 1852-2001
Author: Morley and District Family History Group
Parish register printouts of Morley Congregational parish, Yorkshire, England, 1742-1830
Parish register printouts of Morley, New Chapel Independent, Yorkshire, England ; christenings, 1768-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Morley, Yorkshire, England (Independent Church, Old Chapel) ; christenings, 1652-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Morley, Yorkshire, England (Wesleyan Methodist Church) ; christenings, 1796-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Directories ( 1 )
Morley, 1906
Author: Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
England, Yorkshire, Morley – History ( 3 )
The history and antiquities of Morley, in the west riding of the county of York
Author: Smith, William
The history of Morley in the parish of Batley, and West Riding of Yorkshire
Author: Scatchard, Norrisson
Morley : ancient and modern
Author: Smith, William
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Maps ( 2 )
Leeds & Bradford including Halifax & Brighouse : A1 easy read street atlas
Morley, 1906
Author: Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Public records ( 1 )
Alehouse calendar of recognizance for the Wapentake of Morley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1771
Author: Jones, Brian
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Schools ( 2 )
Admission register, 1852-1861
Author: Morley Methodist School (Morley, Yorkshire)
Admission registers, 1869-1906
Author: St. Peter’s School (Morley, Yorkshire)
England, Yorkshire, Morley – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Morley township, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)
Administration
- County: Yorkshire
- Civil Registration District: Dewsbury
- Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
- Diocese: Post-1835 – Ripon, Pre-1836 – York
- Rural Deanery: Pontefract
- Poor Law Union: Dewsbury
- Hundred: Agbrigg
- Province: York
