In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Morborne like this:
MORBORN, a parish in the district of Peterborough and county of Huntingdon; 1½ mile E of Billing brook, at the boundary with Northampton, 2 NW of Stilton, and 3¾ SSW of Overton r. station. Post town, Peterborough. Acres, 1,174. Real property, £1,500. Pop., 132. Houses, 23. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £271. Patron, the Rev. Dr. Vincent. The church is Norman and early English, with a tower; and is in tolerable condition.
Morborne through time
Morborne is now part of Huntingdonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Huntingdonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Morborne itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Morborne in Huntingdonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7338
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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